North Zone B Div Volleyball: Xinmin continue winning streak with victory over Sembawang

Xinmin Secondary, Wednesday, February 8, 2012 — Xinmin Secondary continued their winning streak as they notched their fourth victory in as many games in the North Zone B Division Boys’ Volleyball Championship. Despite a shaky start, they managed to beat Sembawang Secondary 2-0 (25-19, 25-17) to lie in second spot in the group standings with one game in hand.

Xinmin started the match neck and neck with Sembawang. After managing to pull ahead to lead 14-11, they let slip their slim advantage to allow Sembawang to close in again. Sembawang managed to steal a lead but it lasted momentarily as Xinmin quickly took back control to blitz ahead to win the first set.

The second set was a similar situation as Xinmin got off to a slow start due to errors. Sembawang pulled ahead to lead 12-8, only for Xinmin to make a come back. After leveling the score 14-14, Xinmin turned the tables on Sembawang after a spike by the latter went out of bounds.

Xinmin quickly established their dominance and raced ahead. Despite a timeout by Sembawang, it could not break Xinmin’s momentum as the defending champions took the second set 25-17.

In the earlier matches, Yishun Town Secondary took top spot in the group standings after they beat Chung Cheng High (Yishun) 2-0 (25-16, 25-17).

Anderson Secondary also notched their first win of the tournament with a decisive win over Evergreen Secondary. Fielding a team of reserves, they beat Evergreen 2-0 (25-10, 25-7).

Group standings (correct as of February 8th) [Teams who win by a scoreline of 2-0 are awarded 3 points. Those who win 2-1 are awarded 2 points while their opponents are awarded 1 point]

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