Volleyball Recap: Nolensville picks up 11th straight win at home

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 3:04pm

Volleyball Recap: Nolensville Knights vs. Independence Eagles

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Nolensville won the last time they faced Independence, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Nolensville Knights walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Independence Eagles. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.

Nolensville was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-20.

Nolensville found their leader in underclassman Avery Ethridge, who had five digs and three aces. Ethridge is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season.

Nolensville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last ten games they've averaged 9.8.

Nolensville pushed their record up to 17-4 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Independence, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.

Nolensville will challenge Centennial at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Independence, they will be playing at home against Brentwood at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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