Holly Springs lost against Green Level back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Holly Springs Golden Hawks fell just short of the Green Level Gators by a score of 3-2. The Golden Hawks haven't had much luck with the Gators recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Holly Springs took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-17, 21-25, 25-16, 15-13.
Several Golden Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ashley Diebler, who had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Diebler has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Joella Estes, who had six aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Holly Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive games.
Holly Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Green Level, the win (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
Holly Springs will face off against Cary at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Cary: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Holly Springs has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road. As for Green Level, they will host Green Hope at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Green Hope will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Green Level surely won't give up without a fight.
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