Alphas earn win over VenGuy volleyball club
GENO Caroll showed-up in a large way to lead his Alphas team to thumping victory over VenGuy Volleyball Club in the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) Clubs League.
Alphas took a straight set victory over the Venezuela-Guyana combined unit on Monday when matches resumed at the National Gymnasium.
Caroll led with 19 points with a 71 per cent efficiency in attack to help his team see off the challenges of VenGuy.
They dominated all but the final set, winning 25-15 and 25-18 before a sterner test in the third set, as they narrowly won 28-26 to capture the match.
Gustavo Granados and Luis Nunez with 11 and 6 points respectively were again in good shape for VenGuy but to no avail. as they could not mount enough of a fight to rival Alphas in the five sets affair.
Carol had good support from teammates Jonathan Lynch, Luen David and Rick Ritchie with vital points.
The win puts Alphas jointly on the top spot with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who also have 11 points after 3 wins in the league.
Castrol strikers are also third, Premier Eagles are fourth and VenGuy fifth in the 7-team league.
Classic ball blasters and Vanguards volleyball clubs round out the league table.
On the individual side GDF’s Omari Joseph leads the points standing with 52 but carol after his explosive game is now up to 2nd place with 50 points; Corwyn Richards sits third with 48.