A decade ago, the Central Cyclones stood over the league like an iron colossus. In more recent years, the Vanier Vikings have risen to the top, taking comfortable three-set victories on a regular basis.
But fans have been in for a treat in the early going of the 2021 campaign, and all signs are that’s not going to change any time soon.
Four of the league’s five teams have taken sets off one another already in the early going, and for the top three teams in the standings right now, it’s been nothing but epic battle after epic battle when they’ve taken the court against one another.
Case in point, the most recent war between Vanier and Central.
The defending provincial 4A champion Vikings went to five sets before edging the Cyclones 3-2 (15-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-13, 15-13) in league action on Thursday night at Central, marking the second-straight match Central went to five sets.
Their previous outing? Another barnburner back on Sept. 23 that saw the Cornerstone Christian School Falcons win 3-2, including 18-16 in the final set.
Vanier improved to 3-0 on the season with the hard-fought win, Central fell to 2-2.
The Falcons, meanwhile, also saw their record also improve to 3-0 on Thursday, as they took a close 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-19) victory over the Peacock Toilers (0-3).
It’s all led to what’s become the most anticipated game so far this season -- a battle of unbeatens on Tuesday night, as Vanier faces the Falcons at Cornerstone, with the opening serve set for 6:20 p.m.
Other contests see Peacock at Riverview (0-3) and Central tentatively travelling to Caronport to face the Briercrest Christian School Cougars.
