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| 08/28/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 10/10/24 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 08/29/24 - Away | 1-3 L |
| 10/26/19 - Neutral | 3-0 W |
| 08/15/19 - Away | 2-1 W |
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After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Marist, Pope was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the River Ridge Knights 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Greyhounds, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Pope took River Ridge into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-13, 24-26, 25-20, 15-10.
Lauren Cooling paced Pope's offense, picking up 16 kills. Cooling got some help from Jahan Lalli and her 42 assists. Lalli also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Ansley Joachim, racking up two apiece.
When it comes to explaining why River Ridge lost, don't look at Olivia Philpot. Despite the final result, she had 21 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Philpot is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game. Kristina Ivanova also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assists of the season.
Pope has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for River Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-3.
Pope and River Ridge should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. The Greyhounds will face off against Creekview at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (11 vs. 86). Meanwhile, River Ridge (ranked 15th) will meet Hillgrove (ranked 105th) at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
