Volleyball Preview: Fleming Colonels vs. Roanoke Catholic Celtics
Fleming hasn't had much luck against Roanoke Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Fleming Colonels are taking a road trip to square off against the Roanoke Catholic Celtics at 7:00 p.m.
Fleming is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Martinsville by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Roanoke Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past Staunton River 3-2.
Roanoke Catholic took Staunton River into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 25-13, 24-26, 16-25, 28-26, 15-11.
Roanoke Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Justinne Llavore out in front who had 15 digs, 13 kills, and two aces. Llavore is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cat Patterson, who had nine kills, seven digs, and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Roanoke Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 17 aces in three consecutive matches.
Fleming's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Roanoke Catholic, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6.
Fleming suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Roanoke Catholic when the teams last played on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Patterson, who had eight kills, eight aces, and ten assists. Now that Fleming knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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