Broughton hasn't had much luck against Cardinal Gibbons recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Broughton Capitals will venture away from home to face off against the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Broughton took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Sanderson with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Capitals as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Broughton never let Sanderson on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Enloe.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cardinal Gibbons was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-7, 25-8.
Cardinal Gibbons can attribute much of their success to Alina Ryan, who had ten digs and three aces. Ryan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Cardinal Gibbons 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 eight aces in six consecutive games.
Broughton's record now sits at 4-9. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Broughton might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Cardinal Gibbons in their previous meeting on September 11th. Can Broughton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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