Oakwood was the 2-1 winner over Salt Fork when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Oakwood Comets fell just short of the Salt Fork Storm by a score of 2-1 on Thursday.
Oakwood might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Salt Fork: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Oakwood still got an impressive performance from Quinn Sperry, who had 13 digs, five aces, and two kills. That's the most aces Sperry has posted since back in September. Bella Bradford was another key player, getting nine kills, six digs, and three aces.
Even though they lost, Oakwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Salt Fork to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ava Ringstrom, who had five digs, two kills, and two aces. Ringstrom has been hot , having also posted 14 or more assists the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Maya Smith, who had eight kills and eight digs.
Oakwood's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-15. As for Salt Fork, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-8.
Oakwood has already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Armstrong on the 19th. As for Salt Fork, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Georgetown-Ridge Farm on the 19th.
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