Cedartown was the 3-1 winner over Pepperell when they last played one another back in August, but their luck changed this time around. The Cedartown Bulldogs fell just short of the Pepperell Dragons by a score of 2-1 on Thursday.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Cedartown sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-21, 18-25, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Cedartown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matchups.
Pepperell can attribute much of their success to Zoe Edge, who had 11 digs and two aces. Edge has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played.
Cedartown's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-19. As for Pepperell, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-17.
Cedartown will play host again on Thursday to welcome Unity Christian, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. As for Pepperell, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Darlington at 10:15 a.m.
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