After flying high against Saluda on Monday, Emerald came back down to earth. The Vikings fell just short of the Strom Thurmond Rebels by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Vikings were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Rebels earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Emerald took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-19, 19-25, 25-12, 15-13.
Savannah Dover paced Emerald's offense, picking up 20 kills. Dover got some help from Emily Erskine and her 31 assists. Abby Wright controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Vikings
| 09/09/25 @ Strom Thurmond | 2-3 |
| 09/08/25 vs Saluda | 3-0 |
| 09/04/25 @ Saluda | 3-0 |
| 09/03/25 vs Strom Thurmond | 3-0 |
| 08/26/25 vs Greenwood Christian | 0-2 |
Emerald moved to 3-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Strom Thurmond, they moved to 3-5 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Coming up, Emerald will face off against Wren at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup will give the Vikings their first taste of in-conference action this season. Strom Thurmond has already played their next game (against Swansea), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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