Volleyball Preview: St. Mary's Spartans vs. Cardinal Spellman Cardinals
St. Mary is 1-9 against Cardinal Spellman since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Mary's Spartans will square off against the Cardinal Spellman Cardinals at 5:15 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, St. Mary's finally turned things around against Salem on Thursday. They came out on top against the Witches by a score of 3-1.
St. Mary's 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 16-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Spellman put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Brockton 3-0.
Cardinal Spellman never let Brockton on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14, 25-23.
St. Mary's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Cardinal Spellman, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
St. Mary's skirted past Cardinal Spellman 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary's 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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