Volleyball Preview: Fairwinds Christian Knights vs. Greenwood Mennonite Flames
Fairwinds Christian is 0-10 against Greenwood Mennonite since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fairwinds Christian Knights will welcome the Greenwood Mennonite Flames at 4:00 p.m.
After dropping their season opener at home, Greenwood Mennonite is headed out to face a Knights team ready to give their home crowd a win. Fairwinds Christian came up short against Calvary Christian Academy on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Knights just can't catch a break and have now endured five losses in a row dating back to last season.
After all that action, the final score was 25-5, 25-7, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Greenwood Mennonite got the win against Seaside Christian Academy on Monday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Flames.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-22, 25-19.
Greenwood Mennonite relied on the efforts of Ellie Welfley, who had eight aces and three digs, and Nona Wright, who had six aces and 11 assists. With that strong performance, Welfley is now averaging an impressive 2.6 aces per game.
Greenwood Mennonite was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Fairwinds Christian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Greenwood Mennonite when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Fairwinds Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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