Volleyball Preview: Eastern Mennonite Flames vs. Roanoke Catholic Celtics
The Eastern Mennonite Flames are taking a road trip to take on the Roanoke Catholic Celtics at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Mennonite is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
On Monday, Eastern Mennonite came up short against Tandem Friends and fell 3-1.
While Tandem Friends got the win, Eastern Mennonite sure made them earn it: two sets took extra rallies. The final score came out to 25-17, 26-24, 17-25, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Catholic also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to New Covenant by a score of 3-1. The Celtics haven't had much luck with the Gryphons recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 21-25, 25-8, 25-19.
Eastern Mennonite's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Roanoke Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Everything went Eastern Mennonite's way against Roanoke Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Eastern Mennonite made off with a 3-0 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Roanoke Catholic's Charlie Floyd, who had 26 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eastern Mennonite still be able to contain Floyd? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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