After flying high against Eastside on Tuesday, Dixie County came back down to earth. The Bears fell just short of the Bell Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-18 in the first set.
Dixie County took Bell into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-21, 25-13, 16-25, 15-11.
Jaicee Brown
| 09/25/25 vs Bell | 33 |
| 09/23/25 @ Eastside | 27 |
| 09/18/25 @ Trenton | 28 |
| 09/16/25 vs Suwannee | 26 |
| 08/28/25 @ Bell | 38 |
| + 17 more games |
Despite the loss, Dixie County still got an impressive performance from Jaicee Brown, who had 33 digs and two aces. Brown has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more digs the last 22 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Whitaker, who had ten digs.
Bell was led to victory by Sierra Chatman and Canaan Johnson. Chatman had four digs and three aces, while Johnson had six digs and three aces. What's more, Johnson racked up 13 assists, the most she's had over her last three contests.
Dixie County's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Bell, their win ended a four-match drought on the road and puts them at 8-11.
Dixie County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory against Cedar Key on the 27th. As for Bell, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Fort White on the 29th.
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