Volleyball Recap: Emerald Turns Things Around After Road Loss

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Previous 4 Games

10/14/25 - Home	3-2 W
09/25/25 - Away	3-1 W
10/16/24 - Home	3-1 W
10/15/24 - Away	3-0 W

There's no place like home for Emerald, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They skirted past the Laurens Raiders 3-2. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won four in a row.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Emerald got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 23-25, 25-17, 20-25, 15-13.

Their offense was headlined by Lauren Thomas and Savannah Dover, who picked up 17 kills apiece. They got some help from Emily Erskine and her 44 assists. Dover was also solid from the service line: she led the team with eight aces.

Emerald's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Laurens, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-16-2.

Emerald does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Laurens, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Ninety Six on the 15th.