Volleyball Recap: Avon Orioles vs. Barr-Reeve Vikings
Avon waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They skirted past the Barr-Reeve Vikings 2-1. This was payback for the Orioles, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Avon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Avon found their leader in underclassman Stella Hamood, who had 16 digs.
Barr-Reeve lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kennedy Huff, who had 16 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Hallie Knepp, who had five digs and 15 assists.
Avon is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Barr-Reeve, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 18-5 record.
Avon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory vs. Ben Davis on the 24th. Barr-Reeve has also already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Washington on the 23rd.
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