Mr. Pink’s Health Education and Sports Blog

 The DDS volleyball team played a best of three game match with Rumsey on February 4^th.  The Tigers ended up winning the match 2 games to one, thanks to some strong serving from Erica D., Aleksa L., and Hayley S.  The team also benefitted from the excellent defense of players Hannah H. and Maddie O.  The first game was won with the team’s first coordinated bump, Set, SPIKE!  In the second game, Rumsey came roaring back, with their ace server collecting 8 points, on their way to a 30-25 point win.  In the final, and deciding game, DDS answered with Hannah H. serving 13 points and Erica D. serving eight more, on their way to a 30-14 point game and match win.  In this final game, the team played well, with many volleys back and forth over the net, making each point an exciting adventure.  Congratulations to DDS, whose record stands at 3-1. 

The DDS volleyball Tigers played an exciting five game match with Rumsey on Thursday, February 11^th.  With the home spectators cheering them on, DDS won the first game through a balanced serving attack by each Dutchess Day player, combined with many service errors by Rumsey.   In the second game, Rumsey answered back by winning 21-10, behind an eight point serving run by one of their strongest players.  In the best of five game match, Dutchess Day knew they had to come back strong in the third game, to gain the advantage.  They did so with many great volleys and good defense by Hannah H., and Aleksa L.  Erica D. and Paige R.  helped tremendously with sixteen service points between them.  In the fourth game, Rumsey came up with the big serves when they were needed, and evened up the match, two games apiece, forcing a fifth game tiebreaker.  With the score seesawing back and forth, the entire crowd breathed a sigh of relief when Rumsey let the final volley drop, giving DDS a 15-12 point game and match win.  The Tigers now stand at 4-1 for the season, with two matches to go.