American Heritage lost against Cardinal Newman back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The American Heritage Stallions fell 3-1 to the Cardinal Newman Crusaders. The Stallions have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
American Heritage started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-14.
Cardinal Newman can attribute much of their success to Shay Pfendler, who had 16 digs.
American Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Cardinal Newman, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
American Heritage didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory vs. Somerset Academy - Canyons on the 1st. Cardinal Newman has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Jupiter Christian on the 1st.
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