Volleyball Preview: Cardinal Stritch Cardinals vs. Emmanuel Christian Warriors
The Cardinal Stritch Cardinals are on the road again on Thursday to play the Emmanuel Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Emmanuel Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cardinal Stritch, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Cardinal Stritch earned a 3-1 victory over Toledo Christian.
Cardinal Stritch had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-13.
Cardinal Stritch was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 17 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Montpelier.
Emmanuel Christian was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-11, 25-21.
Cardinal Stritch is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Emmanuel Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Cardinal Stritch took their win against Emmanuel Christian when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cardinal Stritch since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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