Volleyball Game Preview: Crest on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 12:21am

Volleyball Preview: Crest Chargers vs. Kings Mountain Mountaineers

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Crest has won three straight games at home, while Kings Mountain has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Crest Chargers will face off against the Kings Mountain Mountaineers at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Crest finally turned things around against Forestview on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Jaguars.

Meanwhile, Kings Mountain got the win against Stuart W. Cramer on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.

The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Kings Mountain was: they took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-10, 25-12.

Ava Tipton was the offensive standout of the game as she had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since two weeks ago.

Kings Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are a perfect 6-0 when they serve more than ten aces.

Crest's win bumped their record up to 5-14. As for Kings Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1.

Crest suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Kings Mountain in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Crest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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