Miller School of Albemarle had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Roanoke Catholic Celtics. That's more bragging rights for the Mavericks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Miller School of Albemarle got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-4.
Leading Miller School of Albemarle to victory were Brooklyn Wells and Lily Pallante. Wells had 15 digs, four aces, and three kills, while Pallante had 19 digs, five kills, and five aces. Wells is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Braxton, who had eight digs and six aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Miller School of Albemarle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in five consecutive matchups.
Several Celtics players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Addisen Green, who had 15 kills, 15 digs, three blocks, and three aces. The dominant performance gave Green a new career-high in blocks. Another player making a difference was Justinne Llavore, who had 21 digs, 11 kills, and a block.
Miller School of Albemarle's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Roanoke Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Miller School of Albemarle has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Blue Ridge Christian on the 4th. As for Roanoke Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Stuart Hall on the 8th.
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