Benjamin has gone 7-1 against Cardinal Newman recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Benjamin Buccaneers are taking a road trip to challenge the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cardinal Newman is hoping to do what Dwyer couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Benjamin's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Benjamin blew past Dwyer 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-22, 25-14.
Leana Spada went supernova for Benjamin, getting 20 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Spada is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman made easy work of Oxbridge Academy on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Cardinal Newman won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-21, 25-22.
Shay Pfendler and Adriana Hinds were among the main playmakers for Cardinal Newman as the former had ten digs and the latter had six digs.
Benjamin's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Cardinal Newman, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Benjamin has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Newman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Benjamin's way against Cardinal Newman in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Benjamin made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Benjamin since the squad 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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