If Cardinal Newman was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Rancho Cotate last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cardinals fell just short of the Sonoma Valley Dragons by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Cardinals were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Dragons earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Cardinal Newman actually scored more points across those five sets (95-94), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-16, 11-25, 18-25, 15-11.
Kahlio Vaetoe paced Cardinal Newman's offense, picking up 21 kills. Vaetoe got some help from Carter Logan and his 32 assists. Finally, Nico Bartolomei kept Cardinal Newman's defense grounded, leading the team with ten blocks.
Cardinal Newman has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Sonoma Valley, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-6.
Cardinal Newman will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Ukiah at 5:00 p.m. on the 22nd. As for Sonoma Valley, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Vanden on the 12th.
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