After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lindale, Van was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Canton Eagles 3-2.
In the three sets Van was on fire: they won each by at least 10 points. The final set scores came out to 20-25, 25-10, 22-25, 25-15, 15-3.
Van had a senior duo take command as Jordan Flodder had 28 kills, seven digs, five aces, and four solo blocks and Keeley Walker had 36 assists, 19 digs, two aces, and a solo block. The team also got some help from Grace Smith, who had 22 digs and two aces.
Canton's loss wasn't for lack of effort from Annie Berendzen: she had 23 assists and 18 digs in a losing cause. Addison Capps was another key player, getting 13 digs, nine kills, two aces, and a solo block.
Van has now won 18 of their last 19 games at home. That's helped them to a 24-9 record this season. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-4 Kemp and 19-20 Canton (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 12.8% over those games). As for Canton, they now have a losing record at 19-20.
Van has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Athens on the 13th. As for Canton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Kemp on the 13th.
