Volleyball Recap: North Fort Myers Red Knights vs. Evangelical Christian Sentinels
North Fort Myers entered their tilt with Evangelical Christian on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Evangelical Christian Sentinels 3-0. This was payback for the Red Knights, who suffered a 2-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: North Fort Myers took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-11, 25-8.
North Fort Myers' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alexa Maloney, who had eight digs and five aces. That's the most aces Maloney has posted in her last 12 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Aliyah Santiago, who had four aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: North Fort Myers was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups.
North Fort Myers' win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Evangelical Christian, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
North Fort Myers will head out to challenge Fort Myers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Myers is on a four-game streak of home wins, North Fort Myers a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Evangelical Christian, they will welcome Island Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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