After losing to Grove Christian School the last time they met, Miller School of Albemarle decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks came out on top in a nail-biter against the Grove Christian School Falcons on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Mavericks as they're now sitting on four straight.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Miller School of Albemarle who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 10-25, 25-9, 14-25, 20-18.
Miller School of Albemarle's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lily Pallante led the charge by getting 25 digs, five kills, and three aces. Pallante is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Wells, who had 16 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Miller School of Albemarle 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 12 aces in ten consecutive contests.
Grove Christian School's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sasha Santana, who had 12 digs, five aces, and three kills, and Virginia Lyles, who had 13 digs and seven kills. What's more, Santana also posted a 75% hitting percentage, which is the highestshe's posted in her last four games.
Miller School of Albemarle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Grove Christian School, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-10.
Miller School of Albemarle will head out to challenge The Covenant at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Grove Christian School, they will welcome Richmond Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Grove Christian School is on a four-game streak of home wins, Richmond Christian a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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