Volleyball Recap: Scotland Fighting Scots vs. Lumberton Pirates
Scotland entered their tilt with Lumberton on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Lumberton Pirates. The Fighting Scots have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Pirates, too.
Scotland wouldn't go down easily and took Lumberton into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 18-25, 23-25, 15-10.
Scotland kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in ten consecutive matchups.
Lumberton lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jaelyn Hammond, who had nine digs and three aces.
Scotland's victory bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Lumberton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.
Scotland has already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Pinecrest on the 3rd. As for Lumberton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Douglas Byrd on the 3rd.
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