Volleyball Preview: St. Anne's-Belfield Saints vs. Veritas School Lions
The St. Anne's-Belfield Saints will square off against the Veritas School Lions at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. St. Anne's-Belfield will be strutting in after a victory while Veritas School will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Anne's-Belfield took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They skirted past Trinity Episcopal 3-2.
St. Anne's-Belfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 17-25, 26-24, 25-17, 15-4.
St. Anne's-Belfield's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Annabel Barnes, who had 13 digs, and Caroline Lang, who had 28 kills, seven digs, five aces, and a block. Lang is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had eight or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Anne's-Belfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Veritas School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Saint Gertrude, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 25-16.
St. Anne's-Belfield's win bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Veritas School, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-19.
St. Anne's-Belfield skirted past Veritas School 3-2 in their previous meeting on October 4th. Will St. Anne's-Belfield repeat their success, or does Veritas School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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