Volleyball Recap: Oak Hill Golden Eagles vs. Lapel Bulldogs
Oak Hill came tearing into Monday's match with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Lapel Bulldogs with a sharp 3-0 win. This was payback for the Golden Eagles, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
One reason for the win was Oak Hill's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-22, 25-17.
Oak Hill can attribute much of their success to Alexa Myers, who had six digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Oak Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 10.2.
Oak Hill has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Lapel, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Oak Hill is on the road again on Wednesday to play Alexandria-Monroe at 7:00 p.m. As for Lapel, they will venture away from home to take on Hamilton Heights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hamilton Heights is coming into the game with five straight victories at home, so Lapel will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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