Friday, September 9, 2016

Junior Varsity Volleyball: Knights Continue Domination Against Urbana

By Ben Spector
Winning After MidKnight

 

It’s been rather elementary for the Middletown High School Knights Junior Varsity Volleyball team this season as they would roll to another straight sets victory in Match #2 of the season, this time taking down the Urbana High School Hawks in straight sets.

The Knights have played in four sets this season so far and have won all of them as they have proven to be up for the task of playing with some of the best teams in the region and not even making things look difficult.

Middletown’s success has started from the bottom up as the Knights’ service game has been excellent as Middletown is winning the first battle during the match which is preventing teams from even getting a chance to return their serves.

Once teams do get a chance to return the Middletown serves the Middletown have done a good job of getting kills during volleys as the Knights have a large number of outside the hitters who can pound the ball with massive speed making it difficult for the teams on the other side of the net to return the volleys that are coming their way.

This has proved to be a massive combination for the Knights and it was on display again as they took down the Hawks in straight sets on the road to bump their record up to 2-0 this season. One of the big benefits for Middletown has been the play of Grace Paulishak, one of the veterans on the team who has become a legitimate presence at the net for Middletown.

Paulishak’s strong play has translated over to the rest of the team well as Middletown has shown a deep ability to impose their will on its’ opponents and use talent that is not usually seen at the Junior Varsity level.

This depth of talent has helped the Knights make a clean sweep of their season so far and the Knights will look to continue that domination as they move along in this season.

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