Volleyball Recap: Jaelyn Hammond's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Lumberton over Scotland

By Team Reports Oct 11, 2024, 1:29pm

Volleyball Recap: Lumberton Pirates vs. Scotland Fighting Scots

Lumberton lost against Scotland back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Lumberton Pirates fell just short of the Scotland Fighting Scots by a score of 3-2. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Fighting Scots recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Lumberton took Scotland into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 18-25, 23-25, 15-10.

Lumberton lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jaelyn Hammond, who had nine digs and three aces.

Lumberton's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9. As for Scotland, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-4.

Lumberton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Douglas Byrd on the 3rd. Scotland has also already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Pinecrest on the 3rd.

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