Volleyball Recap: Dalton Academy's Losing Streak Snapped at 27 Games

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 6:34am

Volleyball Recap: Dalton Academy Pumas vs. Georgia School for the Deaf Tigers

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Dalton Academy can finally bid farewell to their 27-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Georgia School for the Deaf Tigers. This was payback for the Pumas, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.

The final score came out to 25-7, 25-19.

Berenice Campos was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had ten aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.

Dalton Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 6.5.

Dalton Academy's victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-15.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Dalton Academy will square off against Gordon Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dalton Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Georgia School for the Deaf, they will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Alabama School for the Deaf on Saturday.

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