Volleyball Preview: Trinity Christian Warriors vs. Conotton Valley Rockets
The Trinity Christian Warriors are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Conotton Valley Rockets at 6:00 p.m.
Trinity Christian can't be too worried about heading out to take on Conotton Valley: they just beat Clay-Battelle at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Trinity Christian came out on top against Clay-Battelle by a score of 2-0 on Saturday.
Trinity Christian easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Trinity Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Addyson Dunn, who had two aces and ten assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Trinity Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Conotton Valley made easy work of Newcomerstown on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
Conotton Valley never let Newcomerstown on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-15, 25-22.
Conotton Valley can attribute much of their success to Kelsey Edie, who had four digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Edie a new career-high.
Trinity Christian's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-9-1. As for Conotton Valley, their record now sits at 11-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Trinity Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Conotton Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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