The Lexington Wildcats will face off against the Bishop England Battling Bishops at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lexington will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Lexington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Cardinal Newman, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Lexington was ranked fourth). Lexington had just enough and edged Cardinal Newman out 3-2.
Lexington took Cardinal Newman into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-16, 19-25, 27-25, 15-12.
Lexington relied on the efforts of Lily Kate Deyo, who had 19 digs, and Juliette Grandjean, who had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, Bishop England was able to grind out a solid victory over Carolina Forest last Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 20-25, 25-9, 25-20.
Bishop England found their leader in underclassman Grace Stroud, who had 19 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Stroud a new career-high in aces.
Lexington is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Bishop England, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Lexington beat Bishop England 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Lexington repeat their success, or does Bishop England have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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