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| 08/14/25 @ Union Pines | 3-1 |
| 08/13/25 @ Pine Forest | 3-0 |
| 08/12/25 vs Topsail | 3-1 |
Gray's Creek waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Union Pines Vikings by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gray's Creek had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-18.
Gray's Creek was led to victory by Taryn Sylvester and Ruby Minshew. Sylvester had 15 digs and five assists, while Minshew had five aces and one assist. That's the most aces Minshew has posted since back in October of 2024.
They weren't the only good server: Gray's Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They served three more aces than Union Pines' also-impressive total of 11.
Union Pines' loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Madelyn Perkins, who had 11 assists and six digs. Another player making a difference was Allie Bauer, who had 16 assists and five digs.
Gray's Creek's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Union Pines, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Looking ahead, Gray's Creek will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Laney at 6:00 p.m. As for Union Pines, they will head out to face off against Pine Forest at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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