Volleyball Recap: Central Davidson Comes Up Short Despite Marleigh Morris' Strong Performance

By Team Reports Oct 11, 2024, 8:27am

Volleyball Recap: Central Davidson Spartans vs. Asheboro Blue Comets

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Central Davidson lost against Asheboro back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Central Davidson Spartans took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Asheboro Blue Comets. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Blue Comets: they've now lost seven in a row.

Central Davidson was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Asheboro work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 19-25, 28-26.

Despite the loss, Central Davidson still got an impressive performance from Marleigh Morris, who had 14 digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Morris a new career-high.

She wasn't the only good server: Central Davidson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.

Central Davidson's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Asheboro, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5.

Central Davidson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against South Davidson on the 2nd. Asheboro has also already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against North Davidson on the 3rd.

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