Cardinal Stritch came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Toledo Christian Eagles. That's more bragging rights for the Cardinals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cardinal Stritch had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-13.
Cardinal Stritch was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 13.5.
Bella Beyer and Bella Perrotte certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Beyer had 21 digs, while Perrotte had five digs and four aces. Beyer is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Cardinal Stritch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Toledo Christian, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-13.
Cardinal Stritch will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Emmanuel Christian at 7:00 p.m. As for Toledo Christian, they will face off against Oak Harbor at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday.
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