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. The Bishop O'Connell Knights came up short against The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans, falling 3-0. The Knights have struggled against the Tartans recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-19, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Bishop O'Connell saw an underclassman step up: Natalie Hobson had two aces and 16 assists.
The Academy of the Holy Cross can attribute much of their success to Kate Bickel, who had 13 digs.
Bishop O'Connell's defeat dropped their record down to 18-4-2. As for The Academy of the Holy Cross, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Bishop O'Connell wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Archbishop Carroll on the 16th. The Academy of the Holy Cross has also already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Saint John Paul the Great Catholic on the 10th.
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