Valwood had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Grace Christian Academy Cougars. This was payback for the Valiants, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Valwood had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-18.
Leading Valwood to victory were Farrah Ryan and Elizabeth Edenfield. Ryan had 20 digs and four aces, while Edenfield had 15 digs. The dominant performance also gave Ryan a new career-high in aces.
Valwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grace Christian Academy only served ten.
Valwood pushed their record up to 13-6 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Grace Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-6.
Valwood will face off against Tift County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Grace Christian Academy, they will challenge Lee County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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