The Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks will take on The Covenant Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Miller School of Albemarle comes in on four and The Covenant on 14.
Last Tuesday, Miller School of Albemarle had just enough and edged Grove Christian School out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Miller School of Albemarle got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-13, 10-25, 25-9, 14-25, 20-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Miller School of Albemarle to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lily Pallante, who had 25 digs, five kills, and three aces. Pallante 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. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Wells, who had 16 digs 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 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, The Covenant made easy work of Seton on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant The Covenant was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-13, 25-12.
Miller School of Albemarle pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for The Covenant, their record is now 20-1.
Miller School of Albemarle suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to The Covenant when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Miller School of Albemarle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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