Volleyball Recap: Southeast Whitfield County's Win Ends Seven-Game Losing Streak at Home

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Previous Games

09/20/25 - Home	2-1 W
08/17/24 - Neutral	0-2 L
08/26/23 - Neutral	1-2 L
08/27/22 - Neutral	1-2 L
10/16/21 - Neutral	0-2 L
+ 5 more games

Southeast Whitfield County hadn't done well against Pickens recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Raiders skirted past the Dragons 2-1. For the Raiders, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 victory the Dragons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2024.

Southeast Whitfield County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-22, 15-11.

Southeast Whitfield County can attribute much of their success to Jacqueline Lopez, who had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces Lopez has posted since back in August.

Lopez wasn't the only good server: Southeast Whitfield County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive contests.

Southeast Whitfield County's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 9-17. As for Pickens, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-17.

Southeast Whitfield County has already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Northwest Whitfield on the 20th. As for Pickens, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Christian Heritage on the 20th.