Volleyball Preview: The Cambridge School Griffins vs. Mountain Empire Redhawks
After starting their season with seven straight games on the road, The Cambridge School is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-court as they take on the Mountain Empire Redhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, The Cambridge School didn't have quite enough to beat Victory Christian Academy and fell 2-1. The Griffins haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, The Cambridge School sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-20, 15-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Mountain Empire had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the Eagles 3-0.
Mountain Empire walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-21.
Mountain Empire was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
The Cambridge School's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Mountain Empire, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
The Cambridge School might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Mountain Empire in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can The Cambridge School avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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