Volleyball Preview: Chelsea Academy Knights vs. The Covenant Eagles
Chelsea Academy is on a six-game streak of home wins, while The Covenant is on a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Chelsea Academy Knights will welcome The Covenant Eagles at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Chelsea Academy is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Fredericksburg Christian just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2.
Chelsea Academy took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 27-29, 22-25, 25-16, 15-10.
Meanwhile, The Covenant made easy work of St. Anne's-Belfield on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The Covenant was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-20, 25-16.
The Covenant was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Chelsea Academy's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-5. As for The Covenant, their win bumped their record up to 17-1.
Chelsea Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over The Covenant in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Chelsea Academy repeat their success, or does The Covenant have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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