Greenwood Mennonite has been on the road for five straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Faith Baptist School Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Greenwood Mennonite was able to grind out a solid win over Holly Grove Christian, taking the game 3-1.
Greenwood Mennonite was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Welfley, who had six kills and three 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 games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Faith Baptist School earned a 3-1 victory over Concord Christian Academy on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
In the three sets Faith Baptist School was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-15, 22-25, 25-15.
Greenwood Mennonite's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for Faith Baptist School, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Greenwood Mennonite was able to grind out a solid victory over Faith Baptist School when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Will Greenwood Mennonite repeat their success, or does Faith Baptist School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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