Volleyball Preview: Buchanan Bears vs. Cardinal Newman Cardinals
The Buchanan Bears will challenge the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Buchanan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Harbor 3-0.
Buchanan was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-11, 25-19.
Buchanan's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addison Dedekian, who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Dedekian has posted since back in October. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Barnes, who had five digs and 18 assists.
Buchanan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
San Joaquin Memorial typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Cardinal Newman proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a set and slipped past the Panthers 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Cardinal Newman was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (111-108), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 16-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-13.
Cardinal Newman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-8 record this season. As for Buchanan, their win bumped their record up to 27-12.
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