Volleyball Recap: Ropes picks up seventh straight win on the road

By Team Reports Sep 12, 2024, 6:36am

Volleyball Recap: Ropes Eagles vs. Wellman-Union Wildcats

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Ropes posted their biggest win since August 27th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Wellman-Union Wildcats as the Ropes Eagles made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Ropes took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-11, 25-8.

Allye Bandy had a dynamite game for Ropes, getting seven digs and seven aces. Bandy is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Braedyn Reyna, who had seven digs and three aces.

Reyna wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Ropes was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive contests.

Ropes pushed their record up to 18-11 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Wellman-Union, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.

Ropes didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory vs. Talkington School for Young Women Leaders on the 10th. As for Wellman-Union, they will challenge Rotan at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wellman-Union is facing Rotan at the right time seeing as Rotan is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.

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