The Wade Hampton Generals will challenge the Gaffney Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wade Hampton will be strutting in after a victory while Gaffney will be coming in after a loss.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last six times Wade Hampton and Eastside have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Generals walked away with a 3-1 win over the Eagles.
The final score came out to 25-19, 24-26, 25-14, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Gaffney suffered their biggest defeat since September 25th on Tuesday. They came up short against Dorman, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-11, 25-9.
Despite the loss, Gaffney saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mayson Brizendine had ten digs and two assists. Brizendine has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Wade Hampton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-11. As for Gaffney, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11-2.
Wade Hampton couldn't quite get it done against Gaffney in their previous meeting back in September as they fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brizendine, who had 32 digs and two aces. Now that the Generals know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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