Volleyball Recap: Calvary Christian Cougars vs. Walton-Verona Bearcats
It was a proper cat-fight when Calvary Christian duked it out withWalton-Verona on Thursday. The Calvary Christian Cougars fell just short of the Walton-Verona Bearcats by a score of 3-2. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bearcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2023.
Calvary Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Walton-Verona into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-20, 20-25, 15-25, 15-12.
Leading Walton-Verona to victory were Abi Stamper and Lily Vandiver. Stamper had 11 digs and two aces, while Vandiver had 16 digs, nine kills, four aces, and three blocks. That's the most aces Stamper has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Annie Allen, who had 11 digs.
Calvary Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-7. As for Walton-Verona, the victory snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 12-11 record.
Calvary Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bishop Brossart at 7:30 p.m. on October 10th. Calvary Christian is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home. As for Walton-Verona, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss vs. Simon Kenton on the 1st.
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