Volleyball Recap: Deltona Snaps Seven-Game Streak of Losses on the Road

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 3:36pm

Volleyball Recap: Deltona Wolves vs. Atlantic Sharks

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Deltona hadn't done well against Atlantic recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Deltona Wolves skirted past the Atlantic Sharks 3-2. This was a revenge contest for the Wolves, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-2 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.

Deltona was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-102), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 10-25, 23-25, 27-25, 17-15.

Leading Deltona to victory were Morgan Noell and Jhadriana Cruz. Noell had eight digs and five aces, while Cruz had 19 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Cruz a new career-high in aces.

Deltona was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.

Deltona's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-9. As for Atlantic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.

Deltona didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat vs. Spruce Creek on the 27th. Atlantic has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Pine Ridge on the 27th.

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