After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jupiter Christian, Cardinal Newman was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Pine Knights. The Crusaders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Knights, too.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:three sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-15, 27-25, 27-25.
Shay Pfendler was nothing short of spectacular: she had 23 digs.
Juliette Swan and Amelia Mitchell certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Swan had 17 digs, while Mitchell had six digs and ten assists. Swan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last three games she's played.
Cardinal Newman's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Pine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-5.
Cardinal Newman didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Lake Worth Christian on the 3rd. As for Pine, they will venture away from home to take on Centennial at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Centennial is coming into the matchup with three straight losses at home, meaning Pine will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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