Greenwood Mennonite entered their tilt with Holly Grove Christian on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Holly Grove Christian Eagles by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Flames, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Greenwood Mennonite had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-19, 25-21, 26-24.
Greenwood Mennonite's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nona Wright, who had five kills, two aces, and a block. Wright is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Alana Warfel, who had six aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Greenwood Mennonite 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 five aces in 19 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Greenwood Mennonite pushed their record up to 4-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Holly Grove Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.
Greenwood Mennonite will square off against Faith Baptist School at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Holly Grove Christian, they will challenge Laurel at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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