West Bloomfield Middle School’s eighth-grade Green volleyball team won two straight matches after its first loss of the season, pushing its record to 6-1.
The Lakers fell at Berkley Norup, losing the first two sets 19-25, 19-25 before winning the third 15-10, according to an Oct. 18 recap posted by West Bloomfield athletics director Tom DeGrand. The defeat ended a four-match winning streak.
West Bloomfield responded Wednesday, Oct. 7, by hosting Country Day. The Lakers swept the Yellow Jackets 25-14, 25-21, 15-11 to improve to 5-1.
The team then hosted Royal Oak Middle School’s Red squad and clinched the match by taking the first two sets, 25-15 and 25-21, before dropping the third 13-15. That result lifted the Lakers to 6-1, according to the same recap.
Season so far
The Green team opened the year with three straight wins, according to an earlier athletics department post. West Bloomfield beat Cranbrook on the road 25-11, 22-25, 15-11, then swept Ferndale Middle School at home 25-7, 25-19, 25-9.
The third win came against Royal Oak Middle School’s Red team. The Lakers dropped the first set 16-25, won the second 25-14 and rallied in the deciding third set for a 16-14 finish.
A Sept. 29 home match against Bloomfield Hills South Hills Middle School made it 4-0. Scores were 27-25, 25-16, 9-15. Lena Maury drew praise for a long streak of service points, according to a separate school recap.
Across the seven matches detailed in the school’s recaps, the Lakers lost six sets.
