It was a good run, but Legion Collegiate Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 3-1 to the Cardinal Newman Cardinals. The Lancers haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Legion Collegiate Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Legion Collegiate Academy still got an impressive performance from Avery Covelli, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Covelli has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Legion Collegiate Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 10.2.
Legion Collegiate Academy's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-3. As for Cardinal Newman, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7-2 record this season.
Legion Collegiate Academy will face off against Hanahan at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cardinal Newman, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win vs. Northside Christian Academy on the 17th.
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