Maryland High School Volleyball - River Hill edged by Long Reach
September 17, 2024: Clarksville, MD 21029 The River Hill Hawks volleyball squad (Clarksville, MD), was edged 3-2 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Long Reach Lightning (Columbia, MD)
With the win, Long Reach improves its record to 1-1 on the season. The Lightning travel to Howard (Ellicott City, MD) to encounter the Lions in a Howard County battle on Thursday, September 19. The Lions go into the battle with a record of 8-0. Howard won 3-0 in their recent league battle against Atholton (Columbia, MD)
The Hawks now own a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Wilde Lake for a Howard County battle on Thursday, September 19. River Hill will encounter a Wildecats squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to Atholton (Columbia, MD). The Wildecats record now stands at 0-2.
Match Summary
Long Reach was down 2 sets, against River Hill going into the 3rd set and determined they would not lose another set to the Hawks. In an amazing 3rd set, Long Reach Senior middle Brooke Gordon and Freshman middle Azana Saheed put up huge blocks against the Hawks while Senior Addy Van Oosten racked up the Aces to bring the Lightning to 25-14. With the win of the 3rd set the Lightning were determined this was their match. Junior Libero Delaney Strawhorn was a force in defense, picking up some amazing hits. The Lightning fought for every point taking the 4th set 25-22. The Hawks fought back in the 5th set to edge ahead but the Lightnings commitment to fight for each other, found their rhythm and closed out the match with a 15-9 win.
