Volleyball Preview: Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings vs. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals
The Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, Villa Angela-St. Joseph didn't have quite enough to beat Bay and fell 2-1. While the Vikings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rockets 25-21 in the first period.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-21, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy had just enough and edged Elyria Catholic out 3-2 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Royals.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, 25-19, 23-25, 18-16.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Hallie Hendrickx, who had 28 digs, three aces, and two kills, and Kaylee Darr, who had 11 digs. Hendrickx is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
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