After a tough five setter it was back to the high school to officiate another five setter Sharks against Llamdos, with Sharks improving every time they play. It was great to see the same six players for two games on the trot and Ben being able to make it gave them a squad, although being thrown in at opposite was a big challenge for him! Another good performance to push an experienced Llamdos so far and MVP to Kish.
Devils happily had Agi join them for this game although Gem couldn't leave Todd this time. They started with Chantelle and Amy through four, Brinee and Agi in the middle and the usual Mel and Sintija as setter and opposite. A slower paced game let Devils run the combinations and Mel and Sintija worked well running the cross over again once Agi had got over her surprise! (Although watching the middle run away from the set was rather amusing in the second set - Trees!) A comfortable 25 - 12 with Sabrina picking up 11 points from her serve and terrorising the players covering at five.
Set two saw Brinee move to four with Amy, Trees played through the middle and Agi, Mel and Sintija stayed as before. The move to four didn't affect Brinee's serving as she continued to rain power serves down on Teela and Sintija joined in on the action. A knee slide dive early in the set from Agi showed the commitment and determination from Devils to push on from their strong start and back court Agi was covering well picking up the tips well. Sintija enjoyed a couple of screamers from back court.
In the third and final set Devils set up the same as in the second, with Chantelle coming on for Trees through the middle for part of the set. Again the Brinee serve caused problems for Teela's serve receive giving the Devils a 9-0 lead. Consistent line hitting from Sintija and Brinee worked well and a big middle hit from Chantelle finished off the game and set 25-12, 25-17 and 25-11.
MVP didn't surprise anyone - Well done Brinee although don't be so quick to step out of the pass!
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