They don't look like newbies anymore.
The 5th/6th graders won their fourth game of the season in straight sets, 25-15, 25-15.
On a team where six of the seven girls never played a volleyball game before this year, they aren't doing too shabby.
Shelvy, Kaela and Emily all strung together consecutive points for serves in the first set.
In the second set, Karina and Naomi continued where their teammates left off as Karina served over 6 straight balls for points, and Naomi did the same, one-upping Karina by one, serving 7 straight over the net.
One of the more impressive feats of this team so far is their consistency with serving. Many new teams struggle with serving the ball over, but these girls don't seem to have that problem.
They are also controlling their bumps and passes a lot more, and because of that, Kaela was able to get her first overhand kill of the season.
Court awareness is also a lot better and their coach Mitchell attributes it to Kaela's leadership where she encourages all her teammates to touch the floor before each point. That type of spark gets the girls ready every single time the ball is put in play.
They are now (4-1) on the season and look to be a lock for the playoffs in only their first year.
Thanks to Mitchell for contributing to this report.
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