Volleyball Recap: Greenwood Mennonite's Winning Streak Snapped at Six Games

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2024, 11:27am

Volleyball Recap: Greenwood Mennonite Flames vs. Calvary Christian Academy LIONS

If Greenwood Mennonite was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Concord Christian Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Greenwood Mennonite Flames lost 3-0 to the Calvary Christian Academy LIONS on Thursday. The Flames' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-16.

Several Flames players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nona Wright, who had four kills and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Alana Warfel, who had six digs, two aces, and two aces.

She wasn't the only good server: Greenwood Mennonite was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Katelyn Malinky (HS) continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Calvary Christian Academy, getting five digs, three aces, two kills, and two kills.

Greenwood Mennonite's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Calvary Christian Academy, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.

Greenwood Mennonite will square off against Seaside Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Calvary Christian Academy, they will take on Non Varsity Opponent at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

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