Chapel Hill faced J.H. Rose in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Tigers fell just short of the Rampants by a score of 3-2. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rampants apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2023.
Chapel Hill actually scored more points across those five sets (105-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-20, 15-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-11.
Eva Smith paced Chapel Hill's offense, picking up 16 kills. Smith got some help from Leila Tooloee and her 21 assists. Sarah Williams controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
J.H. Rose's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Caroline Bayes, who had 24 digs and three assists. Those 24 digs gave Bayes a new career-high.
Chapel Hill suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 3-2. As for J.H. Rose, their record now sits at 5-1.
Chapel Hill has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Seaforth on the 27th. As for J.H. Rose, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Ayden - Grifton on the 26th.
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