Castrol Strikers’ male volleyball team Sunday evening matched the success of their female counterparts by capturing the 2020 male title in the annual Lennie Shuffler volleyball tournament at the National Gymnasium.
The male unit defeated PMTC 2-1 in the final to take the crown. Strikers took the first set 25-19 before PMTC leveled the contest by winning the second set 26-24. However, Strikers claimed the decider by putting away their Berbice counterparts 15-13.
Strikers’ Vance Harding copped the MVP award.
Earlier in the evening, Strikers announced themselves by putting away the pre-tournament favourites and defending champions Achieves in the semis 2-1 while PMTC defeated Rollers in the other semi 2-0.
Stabroek Sports previously reported the female results which saw Castrol Strikers females emerging as champs after downing Classic Ball Busters (CBB) in the final.
It was poetic justice for the eventual winners who lost to CBB in the first match of the day. Nevertheless, the score – line in the final read 25-19, 25-21 to the Georgetown based side. Hannah Hicks was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the female category, a title she won because of her excellent spikes and serves.
Earlier in the day during the round-robin phase of the tournament, CBB had a flawless run by defeating Port Mourant females 30-17 and Strikers 30-19 while Strikers edged out PM females 31-29 to set up the final against CBB.
