There's no place like home for Cardinal Newman, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top against the American Heritage Stallions by a score of 3-1 on Monday. The Crusaders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Stallions, too.
Cardinal Newman had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-14.
Cardinal Newman can attribute much of their success to Shay Pfendler, who had 16 digs.
Cardinal Newman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 6.6.
Cardinal Newman has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for American Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Cardinal Newman didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat vs. Jupiter Christian on the 1st. American Heritage has also already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Somerset Academy - Canyons on the 1st.
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