Miller School of Albemarle hadn't done well against Virginia Episcopal School recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks came out on top against the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mavericks.
Miller School of Albemarle had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-15.
Lily Pallante was a one-man wrecking crew for Miller School of Albemarle as she had 20 digs, four aces, and four aces. Pallante is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served four or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Wells, who had 12 digs, two aces, 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 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive contests.
The win got Miller School of Albemarle back to even at 3-3. As for Virginia Episcopal School, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
After both having extra time off, Miller School of Albemarle and Eastern Mennonite will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Virginia Episcopal School, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat vs. North Cross on the 26th.
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