Volleyball Preview: Cardinal Newman Cardinals vs. Ben Lippen Falcons
Cardinal Newman has won 13 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Ben Lippen has won 13 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will welcome the Ben Lippen Falcons at 6:15 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Cardinal Newman got the win against Hammond by a conclusive 3-0.
The victory didn't come easy: Hammond scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-8, 25-16.
Cardinal Newman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 12.8.
Meanwhile, everything went Ben Lippen's way against Providence Athletic Club on Monday as Ben Lippen made off with a 3-0 win.
While Ben Lippen won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 26-24, 25-19.
Ben Lippen found their leader in underclassman Georgia Kate Price, who had five digs, two aces, and two aces. Price is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 11 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
Cardinal Newman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7-2 record this season. As for Ben Lippen, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Cardinal Newman has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Ben Lippen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Cardinal Newman's way against Ben Lippen in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Cardinal Newman made off with a 3-0 win. Does Cardinal Newman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ben Lippen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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