It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withthe Bishop Hartley Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Bishop Watterson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Mount Notre Dame, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Bishop Watterson was ranked 18th). Bishop Watterson fell just short of Mount Notre Dame by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the 25-23 in the first period.
Bishop Watterson actually scored more points across those five sets (110-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 9-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Bishop Watterson got top-tier performance from Emma Cloran, who had 14 digs, five kills, and four aces. Cloran is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season. Makenna Glenn was another key player, getting 17 digs.
Even though they lost, Bishop Watterson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bishop Hartley beat Highland 3-1 on Saturday.
Bishop Hartley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-20.
Bishop Watterson's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7. As for Bishop Hartley, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-8.
Bishop Watterson beat Bishop Hartley 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. Will Bishop Watterson repeat their success, or does Bishop Hartley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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