It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cardinal Newman had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders. That's more bragging rights for the Cardinals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cardinal Newman took both sets by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-15.
Cardinal Newman can attribute much of their success to Lizzie Hydorn, who had ten digs.
Cardinal Newman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive matches.
Cardinal Newman is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-9-2 record this season. As for Northside Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-7-1.
Cardinal Newman has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Palmetto Christian Academy on the 18th. Northside Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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