The Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders will head out on the road to challenge the West Branch Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bishop Guilfoyle has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while West Branch will arrive with three straight wins.
Bishop Guilfoyle lost 3-0 to Forest Hills on Thursday.
While Bishop Guilfoyle was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Forest Hills' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 26-24.
Meanwhile, everything went West Branch's way against Juniata Valley on Thursday as West Branch made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant West Branch was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-15, 25-7.
West Branch was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
Bishop Guilfoyle's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for West Branch, their win was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3-1.
Bishop Guilfoyle came up short against West Branch in their previous meeting back in November of 2015, falling 3-1. Can Bishop Guilfoyle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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