After an eight-day break, the St Mary’s Cardinal volleyball team was back in action at home against the Centerville Tornadoes on Tuesday, October 13th. The Cardinals won the match in straight sets by scores of 25-16, 25-7, and 25-21.
St Mary’s started the first set with a 3-1 lead. The Tornadoes would respond with a 5-1 run to go in front by a score of 6-4. Centerville continued to lead at 8-5. That’s when the Cardinals went on a 6-1 run to retake the lead 11-9. St Mary’s would build on that lead and extend it to 15-11 and then to 19-13. The Cardinals finished the set on a 6-3 advantage for the 25-16 win.
The second set was not a problem for the Cardinals. St Mary’s started fast with a 6-2 lead and kept rolling from there. They held leads of 14-4 and 18-5 before winning 25-7. The third set was more back and forth between the teams. After St Mary’s started with a 3-1 lead, the Tornadoes went on a 5-2 run to go in front 6-5. The Cardinals grabbed the lead back at 10-8. St Mary’s extended their lead to 15-11, but Centerville had another rally in them. The Tornadoes went on an 8-2 run to go back in front 19-17. St Mary’s tied the score 20-20 and then finished the match on a 5-1 run for a 25-21 victory.
