Volleyball Recap: Abbey Zellner Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Lowndes

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 1:14pm

Volleyball Recap: The Habersham School Patriots vs. Lowndes Vikings

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The Habersham School waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Lowndes Vikings.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: The Habersham School took both sets by at least 25 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-0, 25-0.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead The Habersham School to victory, but perhaps none more so than Abbey Zellner, who had six digs and two aces. Zellner is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last seven games she's played. Georgia Reed was another key player, getting five aces.

Reed wasn't the only one working in the aces department: The Habersham School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.

The Habersham School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Lowndes, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-8.

The Habersham School didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss vs. Richmond Hill on the 10th. As for Lowndes, they will face off against Branford at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Lowndes has won four straight at home, while Branford won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.

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