It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bishop Watterson had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs as they made off with a 3-0 win. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Bishop Watterson never let Bloom-Carroll on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 25-22.
Layla Hoying paced Bishop Watterson's offense, picking up 13 kills. Hoying got some help from
Emma Cloran and her 16 assists.
Ava Picken controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Bloom-Carroll's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was 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 is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Bloom-Carroll, with the loss, they broke their 16-game winning streak and moved their record to 25-2.
Bishop Watterson will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against 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. Bloom-Carroll does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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