Volleyball Preview: Flint Hill Huskies vs. National Cathedral
Flint Hill has been away from home for three games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome National Cathedral at 4:30 p.m. Flint Hill will be strutting in after a win while National Cathedral will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Flint Hill made easy work of Collegiate and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Flint Hill's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Collegiate between 14 and 16 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-14, 25-15.
Flint Hill relied on the efforts of Delaney Malloy, who had five aces and three digs, and Kadi Pynchon, who had eight digs. That's the most aces Malloy has posted since October 1st.
Flint Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, National Cathedral faced Georgetown Visitation Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. National Cathedral fell 3-1 to Georgetown Visitation Prep. National Cathedral has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
National Cathedral started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-20.
Ryan Walker put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had nine digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Flint Hill's win bumped their record up to 18-4. As for National Cathedral, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Flint Hill has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like National Cathedral struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Flint Hill took their victory against National Cathedral when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Flint Hill repeat their success, or does National Cathedral have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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