Goddard hadn't done well against Cheney recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Goddard Lions walked away with a 2-0 win over the Cheney Cardinals. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-23.
Cheney's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kenadi Thome, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Thome has posted in her last eight contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Adelle Fouquet, who had eight digs and two aces.
The victory snapped Goddard's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-17 record. As for Cheney, with the loss, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 26-5.
Goddard wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Andover on the 19th. Cheney has also already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Kingman on the 21st.
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