Ursuline Academy is 10-0 against Bishop Watterson since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Ursuline Academy Lions will take on the Bishop Watterson Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a nine-game winning streak alive.
Ursuline Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Turpin by a score of 3-1.
Ursuline Academy had a senior duo take command as Rainey Weidman had 16 digs and Alyse Smith had 14 digs. Weidman has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Bishop Watterson made easy work of Bloom-Carroll on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Bishop Watterson won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 25-22.
Among those leading the charge was Makenna Glenn, who had 13 digs.
Bishop Watterson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Ursuline Academy, they pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Ursuline Academy beat Bishop Watterson 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ursuline Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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