Volleyball Recap: Garrett Railroaders vs. Lakewood Park Christian Panthers
Garrett entered their tilt with Lakewood Park Christian on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Lakewood Park Christian Panthers with a sharp 3-0 victory. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Railroaders yet this season.
Garrett was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the third set to get the win. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-16, 25-22.
Leading Garrett to victory were Kennedy Hutton and Peyton Grindstaff. Hutton had 14 digs and three aces, while Grindstaff had eight digs and four aces. The dominant performance also gave Grindstaff a new career-high in aces.
Garrett was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Lakewood Park Christian still got an impressive performance from Vanessa Crider, who had 14 digs.
Garrett is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season. As for Lakewood Park Christian, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-10.
Garrett will head out to square off against Wawasee at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Garrett is facing Wawasee at the right time seeing as Wawasee is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lakewood Park Christian, they will welcome Fort Wayne F at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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