On Friday, Flint Hill faced Bishop O'Connell in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Flint Hill Huskies put the hurt on the Bishop O'Connell Knights with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Huskies as they're now sitting on six straight.
Flint Hill never let Bishop O'Connell on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-21.
Flint Hill had a senior duo take command as Isabelle Bardin had 21 kills, five digs, and a block and Kadi Pynchon had 21 digs. With that strong performance, Pynchon is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Flint Hill couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.2% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 3-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
When it comes to explaining why Bishop O'Connell lost, don't look at Avery Prendergast. Despite the final result, she had six digs, a kill, and 32 assists. Prendergast has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more assists the last 17 times she's played.
Flint Hill is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. As for Bishop O'Connell, their loss ended a 20-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-2-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Flint Hill will host Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Flint Hill is facing Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart at the right time seeing as Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Bishop O'Connell, they will be playing in front of their home fans against The Academy of the Holy Cross at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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