It was a proper cat-fight when Carolina Forest faced off against Cardinal Newman on Saturday. The Carolina Forest Panthers fell 2-0 to the Cardinal Newman Cardinals. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost five in a row.
Carolina Forest was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-22.
Lauren Caricato and Joslyn Livingston certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Caricato had 11 digs and two aces, while Livingston had seven digs. Caricato 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.
Cardinal Newman was led to victory by Emily Cantey and Emerson Ramsdale. Cantey had 12 digs, while Ramsdale had six digs.
Carolina Forest's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Cardinal Newman, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8-2 record this season.
Carolina Forest has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Dreher on the 12th. As for Cardinal Newman, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Batesburg-Leesville on the 12th.
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