Garfield was the 2-0 winner over Cardinal when they last played one another back in August of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The G-Men lost 3-0 to the Huskies on Saturday.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 26-24, 25-22.
Mandy Cardinal paced Garfield's offense, picking up 16 kills. Cardinal got some help from Reese Shirkey and her 16 assists. Shirkey was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Adelyn Grant had an outrageously good game for Cardinal as she had 23 digs and one assist. Grant is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in each of the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Maggie Grant, who had eight digs and two aces.
Garfield's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Cardinal, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Garfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Champion on the 26th. As for Cardinal, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Mathews on the 26th.
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