Cardinal Stritch lost against North Central back in August of 2020, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Cardinal Stritch Cardinals fell 3-1 to the North Central Eagles. The Cardinals' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
While Cardinal Stritch ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Cardinal Stritch was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 22 consecutive matches.
Cardinal Stritch's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7. As for North Central, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-15.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cardinal Stritch will square off against Hopewell-Loudon at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopewell-Loudon is coming into the game with seven straight wins at home, so Cardinal Stritch will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for North Central, they will take on Ayersville at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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