The Bullis Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against National Cathedral at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bullis has 15 straight wins, National Cathedral has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Bullis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Jackson-Reed, who was ranked sixth at the time (Bullis was ranked third). Bullis was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Jackson-Reed on Friday.
Bullis didn't let Jackson-Reed take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 27-25, 25-23.
Bullis can attribute much of their success to Megan Phan, who had three digs and a block, and Nia Thomas, who had 14 digs. Phan is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, National Cathedral came up short against Georgetown Day on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-9, 25-11.
Bullis' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for National Cathedral, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3.
Bullis suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to National Cathedral in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Can Bullis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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