Volleyball Preview: Greenwood Mennonite Flames vs. Chestertown Christian Academy Patriots
Greenwood Mennonite has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Chestertown Christian Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Greenwood Mennonite is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Calvary Christian Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 3-0 to the LIONS. The Flames have struggled against the LIONS recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-19.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Ellie Welfley, who had three aces and two kills. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Chestertown Christian Academy and Fairwinds Christian met for a duel on Thursday where Chestertown Christian Academy had to take the L. Chestertown Christian Academy fell just short of Fairwinds Christian by a score of 3-2. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 25-20 in the first set.
Chestertown Christian Academy started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-12, 15-10.
Greenwood Mennonite's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Chestertown Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Greenwood Mennonite took their victory against Chestertown Christian Academy when the teams last played last Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenwood Mennonite since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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