Volleyball Preview: Cornerstone Charter Cardinals vs. Page Pirates
The Cornerstone Charter Cardinals will venture away from home to square off against the Page Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cornerstone Charter has four straight victories, Page has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Cornerstone Charter made easy work of Piedmont Classical and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Cornerstone Charter was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-3, 25-10.
Sophia Chandler was nothing short of spectacular: she had 11 aces and 13 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cassie Causey, who had three aces and 12 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Cornerstone Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Page lost 3-0 to Grimsley on Thursday.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-22, 25-16.
Cornerstone Charter pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. As for Page, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Cornerstone Charter came out on top in a nail-biter against Page in their previous matchup back in December of 2020, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cornerstone Charter since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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