Legion Collegiate Academy is 0-4 against Cardinal Newman since October of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers are on the road again to play the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Legion Collegiate Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Davidson Day, who was ranked 21st at the time (Legion Collegiate Academy was ranked 11th). Legion Collegiate Academy walked away with a 3-1 victory over Davidson Day on Tuesday.
Legion Collegiate Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Crusaders as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cardinal Newman was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-13.
Cardinal Newman couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.3% of their attack attempts. They are undefeated (3-0) when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Legion Collegiate Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4-3 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, their victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-7-2.
Legion Collegiate Academy came up short against Cardinal Newman in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Legion Collegiate Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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