Volleyball Recap: Cannon Cougars vs. Covenant Day Lions
It was a proper cat-fight when Cannon challenged Covenant Day on Tuesday. The Cannon Cougars put the hurt on the Covenant Day Lions with a sharp 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cougars also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Cannon never let Covenant Day on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 26-24, 25-21.
Cannon 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 ten aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Maggie Shannon and Taryn Van Der Schaaf certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Shannon had ten digs and two aces, while Van Der Schaaf had four digs. That's the most aces Shannon has posted since back in September.
Cannon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Covenant Day, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-12.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cannon will square off against Charlotte Christian at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Covenant Day, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Charlotte Country Day School at 6:15 p.m. Charlotte Country Day School will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Covenant Day surely won't give up without a fight.
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