Virginia High School Volleyball - New Kent over Bruton
September 27, 2022: Williamsburg, VA 23188 The New Kent Trojans (New Kent, VA) volleyball overcame the host Bruton Panthers (Williamsburg, VA), 3-0 in Tuesday's league outing.
With the win, New Kent upgrades its record to 9-6 on the year. The Trojans travel to Tabb (Yorktown, VA) to face the Tigers in a Bay Rivers outing on Thursday, September 29. The Tigers go into the outing with a record of 7-8. Tabb lost 3-0 in their recent league outing against York (Yorktown, VA)
The Panthers now own a 5-8 record. They play next when they host Smithfield for a Bay Rivers outing on Thursday, September 29. Bruton will face a Packers squad coming off a 3-1 league loss to Warhill (Williamsburg, VA). The Packers record now stands at 4-8.
Match Summary
The Lady Trojans swept the Bruton Panthers 25-19, 25-18, 25-17 in their second meeting of the season after New Kent lost the first meeting 3-2 (13-15 in the fifth set). After a rough start in the first set which saw New Kent fall behind by 3 points on several occasions, the Lady Trojans finally tied the match four times between 7-7and 12-12 after which New Kent took a lead that they never relinquished. In the second set the lead also changed hands several times until the Lady Trojans took the lead at 11-10 which they held for the remainder of set. In the third set New Kent took the lead with the first point and while the score was tied three times between there and 6-6, when the Lady Trojans took the lead they held it for the remainder of the match. Standouts for New Kent include Fallon Greenawalt 10 kills, 4 aces, 2 blocks, and a dig; Aubrey Hyndshaw's 10 kills, 3 aces, 1 block, and 7 digs; Lexi Powell's 7 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, and 10 digs.
