Volleyball Recap: Avon Extends Winning Streak to Three

Avon proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Sturgis East Storm 3-2. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-2 back in September.

Avon took Sturgis East into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-17, 19-25, 21-25, 15-13.

Valerie Salawu paced Avon's offense, picking up 11 kills. Salawu got some help from Kieu-Vy Tran and her 15 assists. Finally, Ellen Le and Marielle Muyamina kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked five attacks.

The win (which was Avon's third in a row) raised their record to 14-4. As for Sturgis East, their loss ended a three-match streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.

Coming up, Avon will square off against Seekonk at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Sturgis East, they will take on Cape Cod RVT at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.