The Ursuline Fighting Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ursuline will be strutting in after a win while Cardinal Mooney will be coming in after a defeat.
Ursuline will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating South Range, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Ursuline came out on top against South Range by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Ursuline had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney didn't have quite enough to beat Memorial on Monday and fell 3-2. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as three sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 15-25, 25-27, 27-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Cardinal Mooney had strong showings from Leah Marcello, who had 13 digs, and Kaelyn Radinsky, who had 15 digs, nine aces, and a kill. Radinsky has been hot recently, having also posted 15 or more assists the last six times she's played.
Even though they lost, Cardinal Mooney kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
Ursuline's victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Cardinal Mooney, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Ursuline came up short against Cardinal Mooney in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cardinal Mooney's Sophia Rotunno, who had 26 digs. Now that Ursuline knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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