Volleyball Game Preview: Fort White Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 12, 2024, 2:47am

Volleyball Preview: Fort White Indians vs. Dixie County Bears

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Fort White hasn't had much luck against Dixie County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Fort White Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Dixie County Bears at 6:30 p.m.

Fort White lost 3-0 to Trenton on Tuesday.

After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-22, 25-22.

Meanwhile, Dixie County was able to grind out a solid win over Bell on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.

Dixie County was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-19.

Dixie County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaicee Brown out in front who had 21 digs. Brown is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had six or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Whitaker, who had 11 digs.

Dixie County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive games.

Fort White's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Dixie County, their record is now 6-9.

Fort White suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Dixie County in their previous meeting back in October of 2020. Can Fort White avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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