The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will head out to challenge the Buchanan Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cardinal Newman is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Cardinal Newman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over San Joaquin Memorial.
Cardinal Newman had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 27-29, 16-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-13.
Meanwhile, everything went Buchanan's way against Harbor on Tuesday as Buchanan made off with a 3-0 win.
Buchanan was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-11, 25-19.
Buchanan's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addison Dedekian, who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Dedekian has posted since back in October. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Barnes, who had five digs and 18 assists.
Buchanan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Cardinal Newman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-8 record this season. As for Buchanan, their record now sits at 27-12.
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