Volleyball Recap: Santa Cruz Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Santa Cruz, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs on Monday. This was payback for the Cardinals, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Santa Cruz got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 28-30, 25-15, 21-25, 15-13.

Cardinals

Previous 4 Games (Home)

04/14/25 vs Archbishop Mitty	3-2
04/02/25 vs Saint Francis	3-1
03/25/25 vs Soquel	3-0
03/20/25 vs Scotts Valley	3-0

Santa Cruz's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2. As for Archbishop Mitty, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 23-2 record.

Santa Cruz didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Aptos on the 17th. As for Archbishop Mitty, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Branham on the 16th.