I didn’t get a chance to post the results from volleyball last week, so I’m playing a bit of catch up. Both beach and indoor went badly for us.
I arrived at the beach just after Beach Ninjas took the court against Balmain. We’d played them earlier, and knew we were up for some strong competition. Not only did they play well as a team, they played the environment well. Sun and wind played a factor, and they used it to their benefit most of the time. We lost relatively easily. (21–12, 21–12)
We played Volley of the Damned immediately following our crushing defeat, but came on in relatively good spirits. The girls were fun (and good looking, but don’t tell them that). We went back and forth a few times, but ended up losing in 2 sets again. (21–18, 21–13)
Going into the finals game tomorrow, we’re placed 3rd overall. Our first game will pick up where we left off, against Volley of the Damned. Hopefully, we’ll play a little harder this time around.
Beach bums were playing their first game while we played our second, so I didn’t see much of it. The scoresheet only tells the final result. The match took 3 sets, but the Bums lost out to Sets On The Beach in the end. (18–21, 21–19, 15–10)
Their second game looked a lot like their first, but shuffled around. It seems that a few people were missing, and one player from each team in the first game ended up being on the next team. Nothing seemed to go right for Beach Bums. Even with a dedicated cheering section, two sets were all that was required for Opus Wipeout to win. (21–15, 21–11)
Beach Bums finished 9th overall, and are playing against all the teams that they’d squished in the past. Best of luck to them.
Indoor semifinals was the following night. We were playing against Windsor Aces for the right to play for 1st/2nd in the B division. I was disappointed to find that we were playing with only 5 players. Since the one had backed out at the very last minute, there was no time to arrange a substitute.
We’d played strongly in the first game, winning by a handful of points. Somehow, we let our energy drop off in the second game, and after a string of bad receives that crushed morale, we gave up the second game by a humiliating margin. We’d pulled up in the third game, but were riding behind by a couple points, when the ref called the game. Third game was to 15, and none of us thought anything of it before the final whistle went. A lot of disappointment was evident, and no one wanted to go for drinks afterward. We’re playing for 3rd/4th on Wednesday, and with James heading off to Canada for the next season, we’re going to be losing a very proud monkey, so we have to win this one.
