Wiregrass lost against Evangel Christian on Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Wiregrass Kings fell just short of the Evangel Christian Lightning by a score of 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Wiregrass sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 19-25, 15-7.
Wiregrass' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ellie Alford, who had eight digs and three aces, and Janie Waddell, who had four digs, a kill, and a block.
They weren't the only good server: Wiregrass 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 14 consecutive matches.
Leading Evangel Christian to victory were Lydia Joy Whorton and Gracie Vines. Whorton had ten digs, while Vines had ten digs.
Wiregrass' loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Evangel Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8-1 record this season.
Wiregrass does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Evangel Christian has already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Tuscaloosa Home Educators on the 19th.
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