The Greenwood Mennonite Flames are on the road again on Monday to play the Holly Grove Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Greenwood Mennonite will be strutting in after a victory while Holly Grove Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, everything went Greenwood Mennonite's way against Fairwinds Christian as Greenwood Mennonite made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-18, 25-21.
Greenwood Mennonite's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alia Deputy, who had five aces and four digs. That's the most aces Deputy has posted since back in August of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Welfley, who had four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Greenwood Mennonite was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins dating back to last season, Holly Grove Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chincoteague. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 22-25, 27-25, 25-18.
Holly Grove Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Emily Shin, who had 13 digs, and Cassidy Hickman, who had.
The victory got Greenwood Mennonite back to even at 3-3. As for Holly Grove Christian, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Greenwood Mennonite beat Holly Grove Christian 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenwood Mennonite since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
