Volleyball Preview: Greenwood Mennonite Flames vs. Calvary Christian Academy LIONS
Greenwood Mennonite is 8-2 against Calvary Christian Academy since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Greenwood Mennonite Flames are taking a road trip to face off against the Calvary Christian Academy LIONS at 5:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Greenwood Mennonite sitting on six straight victories and Calvary Christian Academy on 11 (dating back to last season).
Last Friday, Greenwood Mennonite got the win against Concord Christian Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
Greenwood Mennonite walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-20, 25-8, 25-18.
Greenwood Mennonite's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alana Warfel, who had nine aces and five kills. With that strong performance, Warfel is now averaging an impressive 2.6 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelby Troyer, who had ten aces and two kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Greenwood Mennonite was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 37 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Calvary Christian Academy made easy work of Concord Christian Academy on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Calvary Christian Academy took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-14, 25-5.
Audrey Hensley had an outrageously good game as she had ten aces and six kills. Hensley is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least six every time she's taken the court this season.
Greenwood Mennonite's record is now 6-3. As for Calvary Christian Academy, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Greenwood Mennonite has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 18.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Calvary Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 18.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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