St. Mary's Ryken is ranked highly in their home state and on Monday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop O'Connell. The St. Mary's Ryken Knights came up short against the Bishop O'Connell Knights, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for St. Mary's Ryken in their matchups with Bishop O'Connell: they've now lost seven in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 25-10, 25-9.
Bishop O'Connell had a senior duo take command as Avery Prendergast had seven digs and three aces and Hannah Kotb had 14 digs. Prendergast has been hot recently, having also posted eight or more assists the last eight times she's played.
The defeat snapped St. Mary's Ryken's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. As for Bishop O'Connell, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Mary's Ryken will venture away from home to challenge Elizabeth Seton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Bishop O'Connell, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Bishop McNamara at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop McNamara will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Bishop O'Connell surely won't give up without a fight.
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