Volleyball Recap: Gabriela Sarmiento's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Dunwoody over Johns Creek

By Team Reports Oct 4, 2024, 3:25pm

Volleyball Recap: Dunwoody Wildcats vs. Johns Creek Gladiators

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Dunwoody lost against Johns Creek back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Dunwoody Wildcats took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Johns Creek Gladiators. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16.

Dunwoody's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gabriela Sarmiento, who had nine kills, four digs, and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Keefe, who had four digs, two blocks, and a kill.

Johns Creek got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Norah Giles out in front who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Giles has posted since back in August. Mary Henley Sims was another key player, getting four digs and 11 assists.

Dunwoody's defeat dropped their record down to 15-19. As for Johns Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season.

Dunwoody didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Milton on the 3rd. After both having extra time off, Johns Creek and Lanier will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Johns Creek is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.

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