The Cardinal Huskies will face off against the Badger Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cardinal will be strutting in after a victory while Badger will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, everything went Cardinal's way against Maplewood as Cardinal made off with a 3-0 win.
Cardinal walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-18, 25-13, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Badger was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Maplewood by a score of 3-2. While the Braves didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rockets 25-23 in the first set.
Badger took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-18, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Badger got top-tier performance from Gabriella Miller, who had 24 digs, 11 kills, and four blocks. Miller is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alison Price, who had 17 digs, 11 kills, and four aces.
Even though they lost, Badger kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Cardinal pushed their record up to 12-10 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Badger, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
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