Volleyball is a game all about momentum.

And in both of Tuesday’s Class 3A girls volleyball sectional semifinals matchups, the winning team proved it in a different way.

On one side, second-seeded Geneva never trailed outside of the second point to defeat third-seeded Hinsdale South 25-18, 25-21.

On the other, fourth-seeded Nazareth rallied back from a seven-point deficit in the first set and carried the momentum into the second set to take a 26-24, 25-17 victory over top-seeded Timothy Christian.

In the first game of the night, the Roadrunners (18-18) found themselves trailing 16-9 midway through the first set, allowing a scoring streak of both six points and seven points in the set.

But after first-year coach Esai Velez took his second timeout of the set to try and rally them

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