Archbishop Carroll is 0-10 against Bishop O'Connell since September of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Archbishop Carroll Lions will square off against the Bishop O'Connell Knights at 5:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Archbishop Carroll is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Bishop McNamara, falling 3-0.
While Archbishop Carroll was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Bishop McNamara's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-19, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Connell is ranked highly in their home state and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of The Academy of the Holy Cross. Bishop O'Connell lost 3-0 to The Academy of the Holy Cross. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Bishop O'Connell saw an underclassman step up: Natalie Hobson had two aces and 16 assists.
Archbishop Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Bishop O'Connell, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-3-1.
Archbishop Carroll suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bishop O'Connell in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bishop O'Connell's Avery Prendergast, who had 13 aces and seven digs. Now that Archbishop Carroll knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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