Cardinal Newman has gone 10-0 against Hammond recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will host the Hammond Skyhawks at 6:15 p.m. Cardinal Newman will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Cardinal Newman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Legion Collegiate Academy, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Cardinal Newman was ranked 13th). Cardinal Newman came out on top against Legion Collegiate Academy by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Cardinal Newman was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Hammond came up short against Ben Lippen on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-18, 25-16.
Cardinal Newman has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7-2 record this season. As for Hammond, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Cardinal Newman took their win against Hammond in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Does Cardinal Newman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hammond turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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