Cardinal Newman Cardinals (Santa Rosa, CA) backers exited the stadium satisfied Friday as they saw their lacrosse team nip the host University Red Devils (San Francisco, CA), 6-5 in a non-league game.

With the victory, Cardinal Newman improves its record to 2-1 on the season. The Cardinals host Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, CA) to play the Crusaders in a non-league game on Wednesday, March 12. The Crusaders come into the game with a record of 1-2. Archbishop Riordan lost 6-0 in their recent non-league game against Lick-Wilmerding (San Francisco, CA)

The Red Devils now have a 3-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Saint Francis for a non-league game on Monday, March 10. University will play a Lancers team coming off a 10-8 non-league loss to Whitney (Rocklin, CA). The Lancers record now stands at 0-1.