The Cardinal Newman Crusaders will face off against the Palm Beach Central Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cardinal Newman is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since September 23rd on Thursday. They put the hurt on Lake Worth Christian with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
Cardinal Newman was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-21, 25-11.
Cardinal Newman can attribute much of their success to Shay Pfendler, who had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, Palm Beach Central waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the ThunderWolves out 3-2.
Palm Beach Central was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 17-25, 24-26, 25-16, 15-10.
Cardinal Newman has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Palm Beach Central, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-6.
Cardinal Newman came out on top in a nail-biter against Palm Beach Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Cardinal Newman repeat their success, or does Palm Beach Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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