Falls Lake posted their closest victory since August 26, 2024 on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Carrboro Jaguars 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Firebirds also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2024.
Falls Lake got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 21-25, 30-28, 23-25, 15-8.
Sadye Buffaloe paced Falls Lake's offense, picking up 20 kills. Buffaloe got some help from Addison Buffaloe and her 11 assists. Kate DeZurik controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Carrboro lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Caroline Butler, who had seven digs and two aces. Another player making a difference was Hayley Royal, who had 13 digs and three aces.
Falls Lake has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Looking ahead, Falls Lake will face off against Wakefield at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Carrboro, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Southern Alamance on the 15th.
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