The Cardinal Mooney Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Cardinal Mooney sitting on four straight victories and Berkeley Prep on seven.
Cardinal Mooney is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Calvary Christian by a score of 3-1.
Cardinal Mooney had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Berkeley Prep faced King's Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Everything went Berkeley Prep's way against King's Academy as Berkeley Prep made off with a 3-0 win.
Berkeley Prep didn't let King's Academy take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-23, 25-23.
Luca Prest was the offensive standout of the match as she had nine digs and 16 assists.
Cardinal Mooney has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Berkeley Prep, they pushed their record up to 24-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Cardinal Mooney beat Berkeley Prep 3-1 in their previous meeting on October 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cardinal Mooney 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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