Eastern Mennonite is 9-1 against Miller School of Albemarle since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastern Mennonite took a loss when they played away from home on September 12th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They came out on top against Virginia Episcopal School by a score of 3-1.
Eastern Mennonite had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-15.
Meanwhile, 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. Miller School of Albemarle walked away with a 3-1 victory over Virginia Episcopal School. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mavericks.
In the three sets Miller School of Albemarle was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-15.
Lily Pallante went supernova for Miller School of Albemarle, getting 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 matches.
Eastern Mennonite's record now sits at 5-3. As for Miller School of Albemarle, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
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