Volleyball Recap: Peebles Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 20, 2024, 3:08am

Volleyball Recap: Peebles Indians vs. Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs

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Peebles lost against Lynchburg-Clay back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Peebles Indians came up short against the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Indians have suffered against the Mustangs since September 25, 2020.

The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Lynchburg-Clay scored at least 18 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-19, 25-18.

Leading Lynchburg-Clay to victory were Ava Mclaughlin and Melany Stephenson. Mclaughlin had five digs and 14 assists, while Stephenson had 12 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Stephenson a new career-high in hitting percentage.

Peebles' loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Lynchburg-Clay, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.

Peebles will square off against Paint Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Lynchburg-Clay, they will challenge Fairfield at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Lynchburg-Clay is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.

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