Nation Ford faced Cardinal Newman in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Falcons fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 2-1. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Julie Nzambele paced Nation Ford's offense, picking up eight kills. Nzambele got some help from Cameron Schwede and her 23 assists.
Cardinal Newman can attribute much of their success to Lizzie Hydorn, who had 11 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Hydorn has posted over her last six matches. Lauren Rivers also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Nation Ford's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Cardinal Newman, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-1.
Coming up, Nation Ford will venture away from home to square off against Indian Land at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cardinal Newman, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against River Bluff on the 4th.
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