Volleyball Preview: St. Joseph's Catholic Knights vs. Cardinal Newman Cardinals
St. Joseph's Catholic hasn't had much luck against Cardinal Newman recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The St. Joseph's Catholic Knights' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 6:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, St. Joseph's Catholic came up short against North Myrtle Beach and fell 2-0.
St. Joseph's Catholic was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-22.
Tiffany Helmer put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had five digs and four aces.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman entered their match against Legion Collegiate Academy on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Cardinal Newman took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Legion Collegiate Academy. It was the first time this season that the Cardinals let down their fans at home.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Legion Collegiate Academy scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 25-17, 25-18.
St. Joseph's Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 15-17. As for Cardinal Newman, their loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 23-8-2.
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