Volleyball Preview: Cardinal Newman Cardinals vs. St. Joseph's Catholic Knights
Cardinal Newman has gone 9-1 against St. Joseph's Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will stay at home for another game and welcome the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 6:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Cardinal Newman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Legion Collegiate Academy, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Cardinal Newman was ranked 12th). Cardinal Newman took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Legion Collegiate Academy on Thursday. The Cardinals' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
While Cardinal Newman ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 25-17, 25-18.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Catholic also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to North Myrtle Beach by a score of 2-0. The Knights have struggled against the Chiefs recently, as their game on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
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.
The losing side was boosted by Tiffany Helmer, who had five digs and four aces.
Cardinal Newman's defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 23-8-2. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 15-17.
Cardinal Newman came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Joseph's Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Cardinal Newman repeat their success, or does St. Joseph's Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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