Volleyball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Walla Walla Valley Academy

By Team Reports Oct 29, 2024, 1:59pm

Volleyball Recap: Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights vs. DeSales Irish

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Walla Walla Valley Academy had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the DeSales Irish. The Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Irish, too.

Walla Walla Valley Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-16.

Walla Walla Valley Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ella Luthi out in front who had 37 assists. Luthi is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmyn Heredia, who had 12 digs.

Walla Walla Valley Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.

Walla Walla Valley Academy pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for DeSales, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-6.

Walla Walla Valley Academy has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against St. John-Endicott on the 28th. As for DeSales, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Pomeroy on the 28th.

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