Greenville and Tri-Village undergo the post-game handshake line after battling it out for 3 units. Each groups got here away studying one thing new and extra ready for the season forward.
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By Drew Terhall
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GREENVILLE — The Greenville volleyball program hosted Tri-Village and Springfield Catholic Central for a scrimmage on Aug. 7.
For Greenville, it was their second scrimmage. That they had a scrimmage at Covington the place their sophomore setter Kindyl Peltz was injured. Assistant coach Jim Hardesty stated Peltz must be again quickly and that the crew didn’t play unhealthy with a freshman at setter, Megan Loudy.
Head coach Michelle Hardesty stated there was a special dynamic with the crew on this scrimmage with a brand new setter. She additionally stated the crew performed nice at Covington, however didn’t play as properly on this one.
The brand new setter might have been the distinction because the crew has to get used to a brand new setter that’s seeing varsity motion for the primary time. Total, the Woman Wave performed properly towards Catholic Central and performed the Woman Patriots robust for all three units.
The crew simply didn’t meet the extent of play they confirmed at Covington. The crew remains to be studying somethings, which is what the scrimmage was for.
“Not horrible, however they set the bar type of excessive for themselves,” Hardesty stated. “They’ll be aggressive this season. Simply not a terrific day in my thoughts. However it’s all about studying.”
For Tri-Village, it was the crew’s first likelihood to play in a recreation setting with first yr head coach Taylor Rawlings. Rawlings stated with the crew not returning loads of gamers, they performed properly. She additionally stated it was good to see the onerous work they put in in the course of the summer season repay within the scrimmage.
The Woman Patriots began off sturdy towards Catholic Central. They then battled towards the Woman Wave for 3 units.
Rawlings didn’t introduce a ton of latest issues to the crew. She stated the one factor she needed to alter was for the crew to play sooner on offense. To date, the crew has caught on to her teachings.
“They’ve been actually respectful and aware of my teaching. New teaching employees, typically youngsters aren’t as receptive as they need to be. However, these youngsters are phenomenal with that,” Rawlings stated. “I tweaked just a few issues that made it extra my type. They’ve taken it and ran with it.”
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Originally posted 2023-08-08 00:58:51.