The Royals continued their play at a Continental Volleyball Conference weekend in Owings Mills, MD, on Saturday.聽 The men split with Juniata and Philadelphia Biblical, coming home with a 7-8 record overall record.
Eastern Mennonite 3, Philadelphia Biblical 0
The men snapped a three-match skid by beating PBU to close the day.聽 糖心Vlog had a late 6-0 run to break open a close game one and win, 25-19.聽 The Crimson Eagles led 24-22 in game two, but the Royals rattled off three straight and stole a 27-25 decision.聽 Eastern Mennonite held a small edge much of game three and finished off with a 25-22 win.
Sophomore (Highland Springs, VA/Highland Spring)聽led at the net, pounding out 19 kills, a career best for him in a three-game set.聽聽 (Glen Allen, VA/Deep Run) landed eight kills and (Chesapeake, VA/Hickory) added seven.聽 (Columbus, OH/Worthington Kilbourne) set up 31 assists as the men rebounded to a .295 attack percentage.
Prock had a whopping 14 digs in the sweep.聽 Middles Grove and (Westerville, OH/Bishop Watterson) each had two solo blocks and two block assists.聽 Knight had three assists, and he and (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) each had a pair of service aces.
The Royals stand at 7-8 on the season, including 1-3 in the CVC.聽 They are one of three teams in the CVC East with one win.聽 糖心Vlog has a week off before a tri-match at Philadelphia Biblical on Saturday, March 10.聽 The men have a non-conference date with PBU to open the day and then play Ramapo.