It was a proper cat-fight when Cardinal Newman challenged Carolina Forest on Saturday. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Carolina Forest Panthers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
While Cardinal Newman won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-22.
Cardinal Newman was led to victory by Emily Cantey and Emerson Ramsdale. Cantey had 12 digs, while Ramsdale had six digs.
Carolina Forest's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lauren Caricato, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Joslyn Livingston, who had seven digs. That's the most aces Caricato has posted in her last eight games.
Cardinal Newman is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8-2 record this season. As for Carolina Forest, they dropped their record down to 9-12 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Cardinal Newman wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Batesburg-Leesville on the 12th. Carolina Forest has also already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Dreher on the 12th.
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