The Cardinal Mooney Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cardinal Mooney is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with nine defeats in a row, Cardinal Mooney finally turned things around against Harding on Monday. Everything went their way against the Raiders as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Cardinals have posted since September 5th.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 26-24, 25-13.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday St. Vincent-St. Mary sidestepped Laurel for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Irish.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day St. Vincent-St. Mary got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-19, 19-25, 25-19, 19-25, 15-11.
St. Vincent-St. Mary relied on the efforts of Kennedy Brophy, who had 22 digs, and Ella Kim, who had 15 digs.
Cardinal Mooney's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Cardinal Mooney has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Vincent-St. Mary struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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