The Academy of the Holy Cross had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Bishop O'Connell Knights with a sharp 3-0 win. The Tartans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Knights, too.
The Academy of the Holy Cross' got stronger as the match went on, holding Bishop O'Connell to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-16.
The Academy of the Holy Cross found their leader in underclassman Kate Bickel, who had 13 digs.
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 has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Bishop O'Connell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-4-2.
The Academy of the Holy Cross has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Saint John Paul the Great Catholic on the 10th. As for Bishop O'Connell, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Archbishop Carroll on the 16th.
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