Today is the second match after their match against Queensway Secondary, is the Catholic High Team all ready? Are they going to have the match jitters they had with their first game last week? Well, all was answered during the match today.
Be it a habit or a curse, Catholic High seem to always take some time to warm up in their first game. The points were close in the first set, 1-1, 2-2, 5-6, 6-6 brought by Xian Lun’s service, at 12-11, Wayne rained a spike down to bring the point back to 12-12. Was it going to be like this throughout the whole game?
The Catholic High boys were fighting for every point and Clementi Woods wasn’t going to let Catholic High have an easy time at all. Having long rallies and grabbing every chance to score the crucial point they needed. Darius, Sunny, Nicholas did their best and performed their spikes, receiving and blocking as usual like they always do during training times.
Score came up to 17-16 favour to Catholic High School and Darius got a point back with a spike down and with frantic digs over on the left court of the Catholic High side, they managed to secure points and the score was 20-16 when Clementi Woods called for a time out.
Was this going to a momentum break for the Catholic High School team? Nope, the answer was well answered with Peijie spiking down, Clementi Woods hitting an out ball and Peijie again answering back to Clementi Woods with a beautiful spike down the line, with the score at 23-16.
Clementi Woods weren’t all letting our boys get the point so easily and their Number 18, returned the favour through a spike and added a point to their board at 17-23. Darius responded back with a spike and a mistake by Clementi Woods, sealed the game set at 25-17.
On some advice and reminders by Coach Jonathan on playing the game slow and counting the momentum of jumping and blocking and not being easily swayed by the opponents’ fast pace playing and momentum, the boys stepped onto court for the second set.
Opening the set Wayne made a mistake allowing Clementi woods to have the first kill, 0-1. Darius however, gently spiked a ball into space and got the point back easily to 1-1. After which, Darius spiked down the line and Wayne proved to amend for his opening match mistake by giving a good block for a spike from Clementi Woods together with Darius. Points were at 4-1. This set seems to be looking good and the Catholic High team seem to be gaining more game composure and getting set into the game well.
Shawn who came in replacing Anders did not show any game jitters or inexperience at all, he came in, did his job and did well. Doing whatever was required of him, showing that basics works and that he can be relied upon whenever the need arose. Nicholas had a good short spike and brought the score to 7-2. Catholic High was playing their game and Celmenti Woods responded with few spikes and managed one and had the increased their point to 3. The Catholic High team, played slow and well, the basic of receiving, setting and communicating on who to attack, slowly point by point, Catholic High gained point by point comfortably to 20-7, and Clementi Woods called for a time out.
Coach Jonathan reminded them to be always on their toes to be ready to go to their left or right to jump to block and not let their feet get grounded to the ground so that whenever there is a movement by the opponent, it is easier for their bodies to react to it and jump up to block where the opponent is.
Back on court, Peijie earned a point to bring the point to 21-8, mistakes by Clementi Woods libero put the points to 23-8, good blocking by Wayne and Peijie increased the point to 24-8. The ball was set well by Xian Lun to Darius for a finishing spike to end the game. Unfortunately, Darius finished badly and spiked into the net bringing the points to 24-9. Was it going to be a comeback for Clementi Woods?
What did the Catholic High team need to improve on still? Their immersion into Competition mode immediately in the first game.
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