It was the last time that the seniors would ever play on the Saint Francis court. It was the most important game of their season. The gym was filled with heartwarming posters and confetti that lit up the Saint Francis court. Balloons were all over the walls. Parents and friends flooded the gym.
Fans waved posters of them and shirts that they made for players. The varsity was about to play their last game in their home gym. I knew this was going to be a memorable night.
The varsity warmed up. They looked like they were ready to win, especially the seniors. They were slamming their hits. Everything looked awesome.
During warm-ups, I was helping shag the hits. I was honestly scared to shag because they were slamming! I couldn’t stop laughing. My friend kept getting hit in the face. We were glad when they stopped warming up, because we didn’t want to end up with bruises all over.
I thought we were ready to win. When it was time for their serves, they looked ready as well. Their serves were bullets, guaranteed to be aces.
When the game started, most of the school was sitting in the bleachers. Most of the football team came, both varsity and intermediate. I was surprised that they actually remembered that it was Senior Night.
When the ref blew the whistle, the gym went dead silent. The Seniors were doing great, but I could tell they were having a little trouble. Maybe they were nervous that it was their last game. After all, there was a lot of pressure. They fought hard the first set, but sadly lost.
The next set started, and we could tell that something turned on in all of them. They were slamming. They were digging the serves and hits, no matter how hard it was. Matta was roofing all night, Savannah and Misi were slamming and getting a bunch of kills. The back row defense wasn’t going to let any balls drop on their side. We could tell that their attitudes changed massively. University Lab School (ULS) was winning, but Saint Francis wasn’t going to let them win. They fought hard and played their best. The crowd was at the edge of their seats. We were constantly yelling our heads off. The game was exhilarating. In the ending, Saint Francis loss, but the crowd was still overjoyed.
They played an awesome game! No matter the outcome, they played hard. We were proud of our Varsity Volleyball team for finding their focus and playing an extremely intense game against ULS.
