Greenwood Mennonite and Holly Grove Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Greenwood Mennonite Flames will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Holly Grove Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Greenwood Mennonite's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Holly Grove Christian has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Monday, Greenwood Mennonite got the win against Seaside Christian Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
While Greenwood Mennonite won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 26-24.
Shelby Troyer went supernova for Greenwood Mennonite, getting eight digs and seven aces. Troyer 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Carli Welfley, who had ten kills and five digs.
Greenwood Mennonite was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 23 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Holly Grove Christian came up short against Chincoteague on Thursday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-22, 26-28, 26-24.
Greenwood Mennonite has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Holly Grove Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Greenwood Mennonite has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 17.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Holly Grove Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Greenwood Mennonite was able to grind out a solid victory over Holly Grove Christian in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Does Greenwood Mennonite have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holly Grove Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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