Damien Krautmann delivered the jump serve of his life as the ball lipped over the net and fell to the floor to clinch the CIF-SS Division 5 Championship for Bishop Diego.
The Cardinals overcame a late surge by St. Anthony of Long Beach to claim a 25-19, 25-19, 23-25, 25-23 victory, which serves as the first CIF Championship in program history.
“You can only score one point at a time in volleyball and it’s really easy to feel too much pressure to try to score these points in bunches,” said Bishop Diego coach Dillan Bennett. “They settled down, breathed and one point at a time is all it takes. They did that right there at the end of the match and I’m super proud of the way they closed that out.”
