Volleyball Recap: Cedar Creek Eagles vs. McCallum Knights
After losing to McCallum the last time they met, Cedar Creek decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Cedar Creek Eagles walked away with a 3-1 victory over the McCallum Knights on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Cedar Creek had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-20.
Mackenzie Collins paced Cedar Creek's offense, picking up 20 kills. Collins got some help from
Gianna Del Bosque and her 29 assists. Collins was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
McCallum's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Aaniya Thornton, who had 22 digs and three aces, and Satya Russ, who had eight digs and six aces. That's the most aces Russ has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Tiara Cooks, who had seven digs and two aces.
Cedar Creek is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-17 record this season. As for McCallum, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-17.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Richards School for Young Women Leaders the next time they take the court. McCallum will head out to face Richards School for Young Women Leaders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Cedar Creek will host them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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