After both having extra time off, the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders and the South Garner Titans will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Cardinal Gibbons came up short against Riverside-Durham on Thursday, falling 3-0. The loss was the Crusaders' first of the season.
Cardinal Gibbons took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-17.
Meanwhile, South Garner lost 3-0 to Cardinal Gibbons on Tuesday. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While South Garner ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-17, 25-20.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cardinal Gibbons fell to 2-1. As for South Garner, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Cardinal Gibbons' way against South Garner in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as Cardinal Gibbons made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cardinal Gibbons since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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