Bloom-Carroll and Bishop Watterson squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Bloom-Carroll had to settle for second. They came up short against the Bishop Watterson Eagles, falling 3-0. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their 16-game winning streak.
Bloom-Carroll took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 25-22.
Bloom-Carroll lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kylynne Sollberger, who had ten digs and two aces. Sollberger has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sienna Hogue, who had 12 digs.
Bishop Watterson can attribute much of their success to Makenna Glenn, who had 13 digs.
Bloom-Carroll's defeat dropped their record down to 25-2. As for Bishop Watterson, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 21-7.
Bloom-Carroll does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bishop Watterson, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Ursuline Academy at 7:00 p.m. Ursuline Academy will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Bishop Watterson surely won't give up without a fight.
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