Volleyball Preview: Menchville Monarchs vs. Phoebus Phantoms
Menchville has gone 10-0 against Phoebus recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Menchville Monarchs will be playing at home against the Phoebus Phantoms at 5:00 p.m. Menchville will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Menchville made easy work of Hampton and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Menchville might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Hampton scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-16, 25-10.
Emma Wade was her usual excellent self, getting eight digs, four aces, and a kill. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Lillian Abbitt, who had six kills, five digs, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Menchville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 21 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Phoebus hadn't done well against Gloucester recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Phoebus blew past Gloucester 3-0.
Menchville pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Phoebus, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Everything went Menchville's way against Phoebus when the teams last played back in September, as Menchville made off with a 3-0 win. Will Menchville repeat their success, or does Phoebus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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