Volleyball Preview: DC International Dragons vs. School Without Walls Penguins
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, DC International is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-court as they take on the School Without Walls Penguins at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
DC International lost 3-0 to Maret on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Frogs: they've now lost three in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-16, 25-23.
Meanwhile, School Without Walls came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Clerks by a score of 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: School Without Walls took both sets by at least 12 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-4, 25-13.
Asher Thornton was a one-man wrecking crew for School Without Walls as she had 12 aces. The dominant performance gave Thornton a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Elle Ericsson-White, who had five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: School Without Walls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in four consecutive matches.
DC International's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for School Without Walls, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
DC International beat School Without Walls 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will DC International repeat their success, or does School Without Walls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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