Oconee County won the last time they faced Jefferson, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Oconee County Warriors sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Jefferson Dragons. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (99-96) Oconee County actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-20, 14-25, 25-21, 15-8.
Leading Oconee County to victory were Braylon Baughcum and Fendley Kimbro. Baughcum had 13 digs and four aces, while Kimbro had nine digs and 20 assists. Kimbro is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last four games she's played.
Oconee County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive contests.
Jefferson's loss came despite strong showings from Addison Headley and Raegan Lee. Headley had 11 digs and two aces, while Lee had nine digs.
Oconee County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-15 record this season. As for Jefferson, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 31-5 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Oconee County and LaFayette will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Jefferson, they will welcome Mary Persons at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Jefferson will be looking to keep their 15-game home win streak alive.
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