Volleyball Game Preview: St. Francis Troubadours vs. Cardinal Newman Cardinals + Official Tickets

St. Francis is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Cardinal Newman is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Troubadours will host the Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

St. Francis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Ripon by a score of 3-1.

The win didn't come easy: Ripon scored at least 20 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-27, 25-21, 25-20.

Gigi Dickerson

Digs

11/11/25 vs Ripon	10
11/04/25 vs Rocklin	1
10/30/25 vs El Capitan	4
10/28/25 vs Buhach Colony	4
10/22/25 @ Davis Sr.	5
+ 2 more games

Harper Rios and Gigi Dickerson were among the main playmakers for St. Francis as the former had 27 assists and the latter had ten digs. That's the most digs Dickerson has posted since back in October.

Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman earned a 3-1 victory over Menlo-Atherton on Tuesday.

Cardinal Newman had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-15.

Cardinal Newman's win bumped their record up to 21-11. As for St. Francis, their victory bumped their record up to 33-8.

St. Francis beat Cardinal Newman 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Will the Troubadours repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.