Volleyball Recap: West Laurens Triumphs

By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 12:31pm

Volleyball Recap: West Laurens Raiders vs. Howard Huskies

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West Laurens waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came out on top against the Howard Huskies by a score of 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Raiders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

West Laurens was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Howard squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-16.

West Laurens was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.

West Laurens is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-12 record this season. As for Howard, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.

West Laurens is on the road again on Tuesday to play Baldwin at 5:00 p.m. As for Howard, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat vs. Upson-Lee on the 19th.

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