Bishop Blanchet waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Roosevelt Roughriders by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Bishop Blanchet was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-21, 27-25, 26-24.
Bishop Blanchet was led to victory by Audrey Schneider and Kate Perrault. Schneider had 28 digs and two aces, while Perrault had eight digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Bishop Blanchet was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Bishop Blanchet pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Roosevelt, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
After both having extra time off, Bishop Blanchet and Seattle Prep will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Seattle Prep will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Bishop Blanchet surely won't give up without a fight. As for Roosevelt, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Lakeside at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roosevelt is facing Lakeside at the right time seeing as Lakeside is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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