Volleyball Recap: Armuchee Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Taylor Ragland

By Team Reports Sep 20, 2024, 5:40am

Volleyball Recap: Armuchee Indians vs. Cass Colonels

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Armuchee waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with 24 straight wins... but they left with 25. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Cass Colonels. That's more bragging rights for the Indians, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Armuchee was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Cass squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-17.

Armuchee can attribute much of their success to Taylor Ragland, who had seven aces. The dominant performance also gave Ragland a new career-high in aces.

Armuchee couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.5% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 35.5%.

Armuchee's win bumped their record up to 29-1. As for Cass, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.

Armuchee's road trip will continue as they head out to face Trion at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cass, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat vs. Model on the 19th.

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