The Cooperative junior varsity boys volleyball team finished its season undefeated, but to do so it had to take a hard-fought three-set match against Christian Learning Tuesday in their home gym.
The Little Jaguars took the first set 25-22, but to do it they had to come from behind.
The Little Eagles led in the set at one point 20-14, and seemed to be well on the way to winning it. However, Cooperative rallied to even the score at 22-all, and then take the final three points. On the last one a spectacular kick save enabled the Jaguars to keep the ball in play.
The second set was similarly hard-fought, but the Jaguars worked their way to a two point advantage at 16-14, held onto that edge until 19-17, then took the final six points to win the set 25-17.
But the momentum then switched sides, returning to the Jaguars in the deciding third set. Cooperative took the lead early, moved out to a 12-6 advantage, then nailed down the final three points to take the set 15-6 and win the match.
GIVING WAY -- One Cambridge player gets out of the way to let a teammate make the return. Juan Carlos Coronel, Cambridge
Knight JV upends Griffins in straight sets
The Cambridge junior varsity boys volleyball team defeated the Griffins 2-1 in their meeting Tuesday in the Griffins gym.
Cambridge's win created a tie for third place in the League that will be decided on point differential to figure out the pairings for the playoffs. Both teams have 1-5 records.
The Griffins took the first set of the match 25-21, but the Knights came back to take the second set by the exact same score, 25-21. The Griffins then were afflicted by an acute attack of the yips, making a series of nervous errors while the Knights kept their cool and took the third set easily, 15-4.
