Volleyball Preview: Greenwood Mennonite Flames vs. Chestertown Christian Academy Patriots
Greenwood Mennonite is 9-1 against Chestertown Christian Academy since November of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Greenwood Mennonite Flames have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Chestertown Christian Academy Patriots at 5:15 p.m. Chestertown Christian Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Greenwood Mennonite, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Greenwood Mennonite narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Holly Grove Christian 3-2.
Greenwood Mennonite had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 23-25, 25-19, 27-25, 15-5.
Greenwood Mennonite's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ellie Welfley, who had ten aces, three digs, and a kill. Those ten aces gave Welfley a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelby Troyer, who had nine aces, six digs, and three kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Greenwood Mennonite was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 24 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Chestertown Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Faith Baptist School.
The final score came out to 25-17, 23-25, 25-16, 25-19.
Greenwood Mennonite is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Chestertown Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Greenwood Mennonite's way against Chestertown Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Greenwood Mennonite made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Greenwood Mennonite repeat their success, or does Chestertown Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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