Volleyball Recap: Pelion Comes Up Short

Pelion was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to the Strom Thurmond Rebels. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rebels this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.

Pelion was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-15, 25-9.

Alexia Hansen paced Pelion's offense, picking up seven kills. Hansen got some help from Hayley Maxwell and her ten assists.

Pelion's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14-1. As for Strom Thurmond, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-8.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Pelion will face off against rival Batesburg-Leesville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Strom Thurmond is set to challenge their familiar foe Saluda at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.