Crusaders
| 08/20/25 vs Pine | 3-0 |
| 08/19/25 vs Suncoast | 3-0 |
| 08/14/25 @ Lake Worth Christian | 3-0 |
Cardinal Newman waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Pine Knights with a sharp 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Crusaders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cardinal Newman not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Pine between 15 and 16 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-16, 25-15.
Olivia Peterson paced Cardinal Newman's offense, picking up 12 kills. Peterson got some help from Dayana Acevedo and her 21 assists. Peterson was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Despite the loss, Pine saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Juliette Swan had 13 digs and two aces.
Cardinal Newman's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Pine, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Coming up, Cardinal Newman will host Palm Beach Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pine, they are taking a road trip to take on Berean Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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