Volleyball Preview: A Rolling Eastern Mennonite Meets a Wounded Chatham Hall

The Eastern Mennonite Flames have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Chatham Hall Turtles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Chatham Hall took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Eastern Mennonite, who comes in off a win.

On Thursday, Eastern Mennonite got the win against Tandem Friends by a conclusive 3-0.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Eastern Mennonite took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-9, 25-12.

It was another big night for Layla Von Arnswaldt, who had 22 assists, 16 digs, and four aces. Eve Bixler was another key player, getting 14 digs and four aces.

Meanwhile, Chatham Hall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Miller School of Albemarle, falling 3-0.

While Chatham Hall was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Miller School of Albemarle's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 27-25.

Eastern Mennonite has been performing well recently, winning six of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-14 record this season. As for Chatham Hall, they have now lost seven of their last eight games at home. That's part of the reason why they have a 4-10 record this season.