Cardinals
| 08/23/25 @ Ursuline Academy | 2-1 |
| 08/23/25 @ Emerson | 2-1 |
| 08/23/25 @ The Colony | 2-0 |
John Paul II waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Ursuline Academy Bears. The Cardinals have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bears, too.
In the two sets John Paul II was on fire: they won each by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 18-25, 25-13.
John Paul II's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Summer Hodge led the charge by getting 16 digs and two assists. Hodge has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucy Schwabauer, who had eight digs and two aces.
John Paul II's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Ursuline Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11-1.
Coming up, John Paul II will head out on the road to challenge Liberty Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ursuline Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hockaday at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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