After both having extra time off, the Santa Cruz Cardinals and the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Santa Cruz earned a 3-1 win over Saint Francis.
Santa Cruz had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Mitty waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats. The Monarchs not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 27th.
Archbishop Mitty walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-11, 25-17, 25-16.
Archbishop Mitty pushed their record up to 23-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Santa Cruz, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Santa Cruz couldn't quite get it done against Archbishop Mitty when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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