After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Skutt Catholic, South Sioux City was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats as the South Sioux City Cardinals made off with a 3-0 victory. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Cardinals this season.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant South Sioux City was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-6.
South Sioux City found their leader in underclassman Somarah Watts, who had 13 digs and two aces. Watts is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
South Sioux City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 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 7.8.
South Sioux City's win ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Hartington-Newcastle, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.
South Sioux City will head out on the road to face off against Roncalli Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hartington-Newcastle, they will square off against Homer on Tuesday.
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