Tampa Catholic is 1-8 against Cardinal Mooney since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tampa Catholic Crusaders will face off against the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 6:00 p.m.
Tampa Catholic heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Calvary Christian. The Crusaders' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Calvary Christian scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 24-26, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney got the win against Avon Park on Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cardinal Mooney was: they took every set by at least 18 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-7, 28-9.
Cardinal Mooney can attribute much of their success to Kate Montesano, who had eight digs.
Cardinal Mooney was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Tampa Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Cardinal Mooney, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Tampa Catholic came up short against Cardinal Mooney when the teams last played back in September of 2018, falling 3-1. Can Tampa Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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