Bishop Watterson has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Lincoln Golden Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Bishop Watterson will be strutting in after a win while Lincoln will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, Bishop Watterson made easy work of St. Francis DeSales and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Bishop Watterson never let St. Francis DeSales on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16, 25-23.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop Watterson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Makenna Glenn, who had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Glenn has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Cloran, who had four digs and 24 assists.
Meanwhile, Lincoln didn't have quite enough to beat Westerville Central on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Lincoln wouldn't go down easily and took Westerville Central into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-18, 14-25, 21-25, 15-10.
Despite their defeat, Lincoln saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Addison Steger, who had six digs and four aces, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Aeva Bacome, who had eight digs and three aces.
Bishop Watterson is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 12-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Bishop Watterson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Bishop Watterson's way against Lincoln in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Bishop Watterson made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Watterson since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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