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Volleyball: Working out Their Opponents
by Dylan Coplin
The volleyball team is doing wonderfully and as well as expected.
They are currently 5-1 in Pioneer league and hold the second place
spot behind North Torrance. The team was doing well until they lost
against North Torrance, the number one team. Since the loss, they
have had a winning streak of three games and are looking to keep it
going till the end of the season.
Against Lawndale, the Eagles played the best they had
played in a while. Even though they lost the game before against
North, El Segundo really let Lawndale know they should start
practicing more. Seniors Sarah Stutzel and Tara Hovland really took
it to Lawndale. They each had 11 kills which improved the already
outstanding score. With great scoring from each of the ladies, El
Segundo easily beat Lawndale 3-0.
In the next game against South Torrance, the Eagles
played their best and showed an excessive amount of skill against
the lacking Torrance team. The first game was close; El Segundo only
got the win by three points. With Hovland and Stutzel playing well
again, and junior Melanie Palmer exceeding the limits in passing,
the Eagles won the next two games solidly. Senior Kellye Larsen
really played dazzlingly with nine saves throughout the whole match.
She really helped the team out by preventing a few points against
them. For her first year starting on Varsity, she plays like any
other girls out there, who have been playing longer than her.
As for the game against Torrance, El Segundo completely
murdered them quickly but painfully. The game went by so fast that I
did not even have a chance to sit down and watch. Seniors Angela
Covington, Hovland, and Stutzel played like normal but against the
struggling Torrance team, they seemed like pros. Senior Jo'vine
Tulikihihifo made so many blocks against Torrance, she was forced to
sit and give Torrance a chance to get a few points. With the easy
victory for the Eagles they advanced to the second place position in
the Pioneer league.
Now since they are on a winning streak, after the North
game, they are headed for North Torrance for their final match up
against them. The Eagles are looking to win the game and hopefully
stand a great chance to win in the playoffs. So far, the only
difficult team is North, but upon beating them they will be very
optimistic for playoffs this year.
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