Volleyball Preview: Greenwood Mennonite Flames vs. Seaside Christian Academy Fighting Marlins
The Greenwood Mennonite Flames will face off against the Seaside Christian Academy Fighting Marlins at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Greenwood Mennonite is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Calvary Christian Academy just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the LIONS.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-16.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Nona Wright, who had four kills and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Alana Warfel, who had six digs, two aces, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Greenwood Mennonite was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Seaside Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on September 9th as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Greenwood Mennonite, falling 3-0.
Seaside Christian Academy was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-22, 25-19.
Greenwood Mennonite's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Seaside Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Greenwood Mennonite took their victory against Seaside Christian Academy when the teams last played on September 9th by a conclusive 3-0. Does Greenwood Mennonite have another victory up their sleeve, or will Seaside Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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