Week 4 Match-ups to Watch
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Rankings are out, most every team has competed in a tournament thus far and stars are shining on the court! Week 4 is here already and we are gaining in on the halfway point of the season, which seems to…
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Continue ReadingRankings are out, most every team has competed in a tournament thus far and stars are shining on the court! Week 4 is here already and we are gaining in on the halfway point of the season, which seems to be flying by. This week is packed full of huge matchups, I could write multiple articles about just this week alone but sadly this will be the only one.
9/1 Bishop McGuinness @ Mt. St Mary
It doesn’t get much better than this. #2 trying to knock off #1 at their place. If I didn’t have a game myself, I wouldn’t be missing this matchup. This has to be circled on both teams calendars. Bishop McGuinness currently sits at 14-1 on the season. Their only loss came at the hands of 4A OCS, who is playing out of their minds this season. BM had already beat this team twice in the first two weeks but OCS got round 3. Grace Smallwood Grace Smallwood 5'7" | OH Bishop McGuiness | 2023 State OK and crew will come out swinging this Thursday both literally and figuratively. They will have to battle tough competition all night long. Tack on MSM student section who usually turns out very well and does a great job. MSM will have Livia Ward Livia Ward 5'11" | S Mount. St. Mary | 2025 State OK dishing the rock to her hitters and serving up bullets from the end line. There are too many interesting player matchup to list but ill list some top players for you to keep an eye on in this match. Ally Fees Ally Fees 5'11" | OH Mt. St. Mary | 2024 State OK , Jane Ertl Jane Ertl 6'0" | MB Mount St. Mary | 2023 State OK , Avery Moses Avery Moses 5'5" | DS/L Mt. St. Mary | 2024 State OK , Clare Kierl Clare Kierl 5'5" | DS/L Bishop McGuinness | 2024 State OK , MacKenzi Bass MacKenzi Bass 5'9" | DS/L Mount Saint Mary | 2025 State OK , Greer DeLeon Greer DeLeon 5'10" | OH Bishop McGuinness | 2025 State OK , and Rachel Tate Rachel Tate 5'11" | RS Bishop McGuinness | 2023 State OK .
8/30 Community Christian @ Bethany
This is a battle in 4A that will have implications for rankings. Both teams are ranked in the top 8 of class 4A and are slated to host a regional. Bethany is holding on for dear life at #8, which is the last spot for hosting. Community Christian is a little undervalued in the rankings in my opinion. The combo of Landry Braziel Landry Braziel 6'0" | OH Community Christian | 2024 State OK and Victoria Gray Victoria Gray 5'10" | OH Community Christian | 2024 State OK is just unmatched in class 4A and hard to find in any class. Their only loss thus far is a 5 set thriller to a top 5 6A school in the Norman Invitational championship. I’m looking to see if Bethany can scrap out a solid win and help solidify their hosting ability, while I look for Community to try and win convincingly to prove they should move up to #1 or 2 in the state.
8/30 Rejoice Christian @ Lincoln Christian
Here will be a solid smaller school match up. Lincoln is class 4A and Rejoice is class 3A. Rejoice sits at 15-4 and is ranked #2 in class 3A. Lincoln is currently 10-6 and ranked #6 in a really tough 4A class. Both teams are looking to add a quality win to their resume and continue to move up the charts. Look for the huge matchup between OH Izzy Wilson for Rejoice and OH Paiton Tuggle for Lincoln. Both players has tons of power in their swing and they love to swing often. Maddy James Maddy James 5'6" | DS/L Rejoice | 2025 State OK has been a huge play maker in the back row for Rejoice. Look for her to continue being a workhorse in Sr and cover a lot of ground.
Week 3 is officially in the books. Plenty of great matches have already been played and more will be played in week 4.