After flying high against Spring Valley last Thursday, Blythewood came back down to earth. The Blythewood Bengals took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lugoff-Elgin Demons on Tuesday. The Bengals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Demons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2022.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 14-25, 25-19, 25-18.
Blythewood's loss came despite strong showings from Mya Johnson and Charlotte Eddis. Johnson had 17 digs and three aces, while Eddis had 11 digs and ten assists. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Blythewood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Lugoff-Elgin can attribute much of their success to Kaelyn McConkay, who had six digs and five aces.
Blythewood's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Lugoff-Elgin, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Blythewood will look to defend their home court on Thursday against West Florence at 7:00 p.m. As for Lugoff-Elgin, they will head out to face off against Ridge View at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Lugoff-Elgin is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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