Archbishop Carroll is 0-10 against The Academy of the Holy Cross since September of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Archbishop Carroll Lions will play host again on Tuesday to welcome The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.
Archbishop Carroll came up short against St. John's on Friday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-7, 25-16.
Meanwhile, The Academy of the Holy Cross is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. John's. The Academy of the Holy Cross blew past St. John's 3-0. Winning may never get old, but the Tartans sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
The Academy of the Holy Cross never let St. John's on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 25-22.
The Academy of the Holy Cross found their leader in underclassman Kate Bickel, who had nine digs and five aces. With that strong performance, Bickel is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game.
The Academy of the Holy Cross was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matches.
Archbishop Carroll's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for The Academy of the Holy Cross, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Archbishop Carroll might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from The Academy of the Holy Cross in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Archbishop Carroll have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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