Volleyball Recap: Northside Christian Extends Home Winning Streak to Nine

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 5:19am

Volleyball Recap: Northside Christian Mustangs vs. St. Petersburg Catholic Barons

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There's no place like home for Northside Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They put the hurt on the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Mustangs also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.

The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Northside Christian was: they took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-14, 25-3.

Northside Christian can attribute much of their success to Elizabeth Salyers, who had seven aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.

Northside Christian couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 50% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in three consecutive games.

Northside Christian's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

Northside Christian will face off against Indian Rocks Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. After both having extra time off, St. Petersburg Catholic and Shorecrest Prep will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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