Volleyball Preview: Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals vs. St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish
The Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals will face off against the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Last Tuesday, everything went Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's way against Beaumont School as Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-19.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday St. Vincent-St. Mary sidestepped Coventry for a 3-2 win.
St. Vincent-St. Mary took Coventry into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-14, 25-22, 24-26, 15-7.
Among those leading the charge was Ella Kim, who had 12 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times she's played.
St. Vincent-St. Mary 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 six aces in five consecutive games.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, they pushed their record up to 11-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over St. Vincent-St. Mary when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Vincent-St. Mary turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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