The Holly Grove Christian Eagles will take on the Greenwood Mennonite Flames at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Holly Grove Christian is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Chincoteague just ended the team's seven-game winning streak dating back to last season on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ponies. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
The final score came out to 25-11, 22-25, 27-25, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Holly Grove Christian had strong showings from Emily Shin, who had 13 digs, and Cassidy Hickman, who had.
Meanwhile, Greenwood Mennonite waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 3-0 victory.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-18, 25-21.
Greenwood Mennonite's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alia Deputy, who had five aces and four digs. That's the most aces Deputy has posted since back in August of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Welfley, who had four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Greenwood Mennonite was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Holly Grove Christian fell to 2-1. As for Greenwood Mennonite, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-3.
Holly Grove Christian came up short against Greenwood Mennonite in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Holly Grove Christian, Laci Mast (who had eight aces and three blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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