Volleyball Preview: Southern Wayne Saints vs. C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons
Southern Wayne has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Southern Wayne didn't have quite enough to beat Fike and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Southern Wayne sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-15, 21-25, 25-22, 23-25, 18-16.
Despite the defeat, Southern Wayne got top-tier performance from Taylor Lee, who had 11 digs and three aces. Lee has been hot recently, having also posted 12 or more assists the last nine times she's played. Jacey Hargrove was another key player, getting 15 digs.
Even though they lost, Southern Wayne kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least 11 blocks in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, C.B. Aycock waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Spartans as they made off with a 3-0 win.
C.B. Aycock was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 25-9.
Southern Wayne's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for C.B. Aycock, they pushed their record up to 13-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Southern Wayne might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from C.B. Aycock when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of C.B. Aycock's Dasia Drotzur, who had five digs, three kills, and two aces. Now that Southern Wayne knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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