Volleyball Preview: Cornerstone Charter Cardinals vs. Carver Yellowjackets
Cornerstone Charter is 7-0 against Carver since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cornerstone Charter Cardinals will host the Carver Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Cornerstone Charter's favor as the squad sits on 24 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Carver has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Last Thursday, Cornerstone Charter got the win against Triad Math and Science Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cornerstone Charter took every set by at least 18 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-7, 25-5.
Sophia Chandler was nothing short of spectacular: she had ten aces and ten assists. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Cassie Causey, who had three aces and 13 assists.
Cornerstone Charter couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 35.6%.
Meanwhile, Carver hadn't done well against Triad Math and Science Academy recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Carver put the hurt on Triad Math and Science Academy with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Yellowjackets have posted since September 3rd.
One reason for the win was Carver's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18, 25-13.
Carver can attribute much of their success to Kathleen Estrada, who had 16 digs and seven blocks. Estrada is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Cornerstone Charter's win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Carver, their victory bumped their record up to 4-10.
Cornerstone Charter took their win against Carver in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Cornerstone Charter repeat their success, or does Carver have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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