St. Joseph's Catholic hadn't done well against Cardinal Newman recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The St. Joseph's Catholic Knights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Cardinal Newman Cardinals. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
St. Joseph's Catholic wouldn't go down easily and took Cardinal Newman into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-23, 25-14, 18-25, 15-12.
Among those leading the charge was Tiffany Helmer, who had 14 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alicia Hanley, who had three digs and 19 assists.
St. Joseph's Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Despite the loss, Cardinal Newman still got an impressive performance from Lizzie Hydorn, who had 13 digs.
St. Joseph's Catholic's record is now 16-17. As for Cardinal Newman, they moved to 28-9-2 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
St. Joseph's Catholic has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Palmetto on the 17th. As for Cardinal Newman, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Northside Christian Academy on the 18th.
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