The Hammond Scorpions have made history by becoming the first boys volleyball team to win the district championship in the elementary school’s 110-year history.
Congratulations to our Boys Volleyball Team - District Champions! 🏐🏆🦂 @sd42news #GoScorpions #Feelthesting pic.twitter.com/KvuVruSikj
— Hammond Elem. SD42 (@HammondSD42) November 24, 2022
In a heated championship match with Albion Elementary, the Hammond Scorpions managed to win the first set by a score of 25-19.
However, the second set saw Albion trade points back and forth with the Scorpions, until eventually, Albion came out on top, reaching the required two-point win differential and ending the set with a score of 26-24.
It all came down to the third and final set, where the Scorpions kicked things up a notch and handily claimed a 15-6 victory.
“It still feels very surreal,” said Hammond Scorpions coach Ben Cadiz. “I am just so proud of what the boys have accomplished this year.”
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This puts a bow on their undefeated season which saw the Scorpions lose a set here and there but never a full match, which Cadiz said is a result of “commitment, trust, a positive attitude on the court, discipline, communication, and friendship.”
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