GO CRUSADERS!!!

What a great series! The Shannon Forest Christian girls volleyball team played Asheville School this evening. I went down just behind Susannah and her boyfriend Mitch, and got there just in time for pre-game warmups. The first game in the series was won easily by SFC 25-16. Laura Cornett got two service aces and Savannah Boccio and the others looked polished on the bump-set-spikes. The second game was more difficult as Asheville started catching on to our offensive scheme, but Shannon never trailed and pulled out the win 25-21.

Then came the third game, one that would either clinch the series in our favor or force us to play them in a fourth contest. Our girls came out flat and soon found themselves facing a 10-1 deficit. Asheville started dominating up front, blocking their spikes and catching them off guard with some huge saves. Coach Godsey called time-out to try and pull them together, after which they narrowed the deficit to 10-5. But then AS started matching the girls score for score, and they couldn't seem to close the gap. Then they started making sloppy mistakes, and AS's lead increased to 22-13. Once again, we called time-out.

After that, the tide turned. The Lady Crusaders started a 6-0 scoring frenzy that slowly and methodically chipped away at Asheville's lead. But then they scored again to make it 23-19. The fans in the gym were going nuts, and I could hear some of the girls' moms yelling in encourgement for them to hang in there. I was yelling my lungs out too. And then, our girls finally broke through with another 6-0 spree, with Katherine Carter making a key spike at the end. Final score: Shannon Forest 25, Asheville School 23.

Whoo! Big Green Rumble! Go Crusaders!!

Song of the Day: Mark Harris - "For the First Time"

Verse of the Day: "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." - Colossians 3:17