Volleyball Recap: Gaston Day Comes Up Short Despite Ava Blanton's Strong Performance

By Team Reports Oct 13, 2024, 8:50am

Volleyball Recap: Gaston Day Spartans vs. Pickens Blue Flame

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Gaston Day lost against Pickens back in August of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Gaston Day Spartans fell just short of the Pickens Blue Flame by a score of 2-1. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blue Flame 25-23 in the first set.

Gaston Day was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Pickens work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 27-25, 15-10.

Despite the loss, Gaston Day still got an impressive performance from Ava Blanton, who had 22 digs and two aces.

Gaston Day's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Pickens, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season.

Gaston Day does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Pickens has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Clover on the 12th.

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