Volleyball Recap: Spring Valley Vikings vs. James Island Trojans
Spring Valley lost against James Island back in September of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Spring Valley Vikings fell just short of the James Island Trojans by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost four in a row.
Spring Valley wouldn't go down easily and took James Island into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 23-25, 24-26, 15-13.
Spring Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tamia Wilson, who had 25 digs and three aces, and Isabella Talde, who had nine digs and four aces. Wilson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last ten games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Newton, who had six digs and 21 assists.
Even though they lost, Spring Valley kept the net locked down and finished the game with 16 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Natalie Mcgeorge went supernova for James Island, getting 11 digs and two aces. Josie Rucker was another key player, getting 22 digs, a kill, and 20 assists.
Spring Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-19. As for James Island, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-20-4 record this season.
Spring Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. James Island has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Summerville on the 5th.
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