After flying high against South Garner last Tuesday, Cardinal Gibbons came back down to earth. The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders came up short against the Riverside-Durham Pirates on Thursday, falling 3-0. The loss was the Crusaders' first of the season.
While Cardinal Gibbons was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Riverside-Durham's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-12, 25-17.
Riverside-Durham's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jacob Feller, who had 25 assists and seven aces. Feller is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 18 or more in each of the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of John Feller, who had eight digs and four aces.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cardinal Gibbons fell to 2-1. As for Riverside-Durham, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
After both having extra time off, Cardinal Gibbons and South Garner will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on March 20th. As for Riverside-Durham, they will be playing in front of their home fans against NCSSM: Durham at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
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