Bishop McNamara has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Aurora Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are at an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2017, but likely not for long.
Bishop McNamara lost 3-0 to Illiana Christian on Wednesday.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 26-24, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Aurora Christian can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Chicago Christian out 2-1.
Aurora Christian was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (66-65), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Aurora Christian can attribute much of their success to Erica Waltmire, who had nine digs.
Bishop McNamara has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Aurora Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
Bishop McNamara was able to grind out a solid win over Aurora Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Bishop McNamara have another victory up their sleeve, or will Aurora Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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