Cardinal Mooney has been on the road for seven straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Tampa Catholic Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. Tampa Catholic took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Cardinal Mooney, who comes in off a win.
Cardinal Mooney is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Avon Park.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cardinal Mooney was: they took every set by at least 18 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-7, 28-9.
Among those leading the charge was Kate Montesano, who had eight digs.
Cardinal Mooney was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Tampa Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Calvary Christian. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
While Tampa Catholic had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-19, 24-26, 25-18.
Cardinal Mooney is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Tampa Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-8.
Cardinal Mooney was able to grind out a solid victory over Tampa Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2018, winning 3-1. Does Cardinal Mooney have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tampa Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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