Cardinal Newman is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Legion Collegiate Academy is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will host the Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Cardinal Newman got the win against Northside Christian Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cardinal Newman took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-13.
Cardinal Newman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Legion Collegiate Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Davidson Day. Legion Collegiate Academy walked away with a 3-1 victory over Davidson Day.
Legion Collegiate Academy 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 16-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-21.
Cardinal Newman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7-2 record this season. As for Legion Collegiate Academy, their win bumped their record up to 30-4-3.
Cardinal Newman beat Legion Collegiate Academy 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. Will Cardinal Newman repeat their success, or does Legion Collegiate Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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