Volleyball Game Preview: Seminole Ridge Hawks vs. Cardinal Newman Crusaders + Official Tickets

The Seminole Ridge Hawks will take on the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Seminole Ridge took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Royal Palm Beach. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

One reason for the win was Seminole Ridge's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19, 25-14.

Ivanna Sierra

Digs (Career)

10/08/25 vs Royal Palm Beach	9
09/24/25 vs Dwyer	7
09/04/25 @ West Boca Raton	7
08/28/25 vs Lake Highlands	7
10/03/25 @ Palm Beach Central	5

Seminole Ridge can attribute much of their success to Ivanna Sierra, who had 16 assists and nine digs, and Emma Ginther, who had ten digs and two assists. Those nine digs gave Sierra a new career-high.

Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman made easy work of Lake Worth Christian on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.

The final score came out to 25-14, 25-16, 25-11.

Seminole Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Cardinal Newman, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Seminole Ridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Newman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Seminole Ridge suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cardinal Newman in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.