Volleyball Preview: Cardington-Lincoln Pirates vs. Newark Catholic Green Wave
Cardington-Lincoln has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Cardington-Lincoln and Centerburg met for a duel on Monday where Cardington-Lincoln couldn't get it done. Cardington-Lincoln came up short against Centerburg, falling 3-0. The Pirates have struggled against the Trojans recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-12, 25-3.
Meanwhile, Newark Catholic entered their tilt with Granville on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Blue Aces as they made off with a 3-0 win.
While Newark Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-21, 27-25.
Newark Catholic can attribute much of their success to Sydney Gummer, who had five aces and three digs. That's the most aces Gummer has posted since back in August.
Newark Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Cardington-Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Newark Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
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