Volleyball Preview: Greenwood Mennonite Flames vs. Concord Christian Academy Minutemen
Greenwood Mennonite is 8-0 against Concord Christian Academy since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Greenwood Mennonite Flames will host the Concord Christian Academy Minutemen at 5:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Greenwood Mennonite has five straight victories, Concord Christian Academy has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Greenwood Mennonite made easy work of Faith Baptist School and carried off a 3-0 win.
Greenwood Mennonite was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Faith Baptist School squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-17.
Greenwood Mennonite's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alana Warfel, who had seven digs and three aces. Warfel is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bobbie Smith, who had five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Greenwood Mennonite was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Concord Christian Academy couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Faith Baptist School on Friday.
While Concord Christian Academy had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-15, 22-25, 25-15.
Greenwood Mennonite's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Concord Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Greenwood Mennonite was able to grind out a solid victory over Concord Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Greenwood Mennonite repeat their success, or does Concord Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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