Volleyball Recap: Long Reach Snags Seventh Victory in Last Nine Games

By Team Reports Oct 20, 2024, 6:03am

Volleyball Recap: Long Reach Lightning vs. Guilford Park Panther

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Long Reach's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Guilford Park Panther.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 24-26, 25-20, 25-21.

Delaney Strawhorn was nothing short of spectacular: she had 13 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.

Long Reach was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Guilford Park only served ten.

Despite the defeat, Guilford Park had strong showings from Sofia Servedio, who had ten digs and 12 assists, and Enkhbulgan Batzorig, who had five digs and 20 assists.

Long Reach is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Guilford Park, their record now sits at 3-9.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Long Reach's road trip will continue as they head out to face Chesapeake at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Guilford Park, they will face off against Severn Run at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Severn Run is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Guilford Park will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.

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