Volleyball Recap: Calvert picks up tenth straight win on the road

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 8:47am

Volleyball Recap: Calvert Senecas vs. St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers

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Calvert put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers 3-0. The Senecas have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Calvert took every set by at least 18 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-5, 25-6.

Calvert found their leader in underclassman Avery Elchert, who had ten aces. Those ten aces gave Elchert a new career-high.

Calvert was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 46 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Calvert pushed their record up to 17-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-17.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Calvert will venture away from home to challenge Liberty-Benton at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. They are facing Woodmore at the right time seeing as Woodmore is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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