Volleyball Recap: Buchholz Find Success

Buchholz proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past The Rock Lions 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Bobcats: when they faced off against the Lions on September 4th, they had to take a 3-1 defeat.

If you add up the scores from across all five sets (106-105) Buchholz actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22, 17-25, 23-25, 15-12.

Izzy Carter

Digs

09/12/25 vs Mandarin	2
09/08/25 @ Branford	3
09/13/25 vs Choctawhatchee	3
09/18/25 vs West Port	3
09/13/25 vs Olympia	5

Buchholz found their leader in sophomore Izzy Carter, who had 22 digs and two aces. Those 22 digs set a new season-high mark for Carter. Another player making a difference was Lily Vaillancourt, who had 20 digs.

Buchholz is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for The Rock, they dropped their record down to 9-6 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.

Coincidentally, Buchholz and The Rock will both be playing Santa Fe the next time they take the court. The Lions will host the Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Bobcats will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.