Calhoun lost against Allatoona back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Calhoun Yellow Jackets fell just short of the Allatoona Buccaneers by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their matchups with the Buccaneers: they've now lost three in a row.
Calhoun took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 26-24, 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Calhoun's loss came despite strong showings from Kate Watson and Gracison Saylors. Watson had five aces and 17 assists, while Saylors had 27 kills, 11 digs, two blocks, and two aces. Saylors is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 59 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Calhoun was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Allatoona only served six.
Allatoona can attribute much of their success to Destiny Brown, who had 15 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Bri Mcveigh, who had 15 digs.
Calhoun's defeat dropped their record down to 15-23. As for Allatoona, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-11.
Calhoun does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Allatoona, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Southeast Whitfield County at 5:30 p.m. The last three games Allatoona has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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