Volleyball Recap: Lumberton picks up eighth straight win at home

By Team Reports Oct 3, 2024, 7:41am

Volleyball Recap: Lumberton Raiders vs. Bridge City Cardinals

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Lumberton waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Bridge City Cardinals out 3-2. This was payback for the Raiders, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.

Lumberton was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-16, 20-25, 25-20, 15-10.

When it comes to explaining why Bridge City lost, don't look at Kaylee Britten. Despite the final result, she had 16 digs. Britten is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.

Lumberton pushed their record up to 28-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Bridge City, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 21-12 record.

Lumberton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Little Cypress-Mauriceville on the 1st. After both having extra time off, Bridge City and Vidor will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

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