After flying high against North Rowan last Thursday, Concord came back down to earth. The Spiders fell 3-1 to the West Rowan Falcons on Tuesday. The Spiders were not able to make up for their loss to the Falcons from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
While Concord had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 14-25, 25-20, 25-21.
Leah Williams paced Concord's offense, picking up ten kills. Williams got some help from Adeline Fulton and her 13 assists. Fulton also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Isabell Bishop, racking up two apiece.
Leading West Rowan to victory were Brinley Hiatt and Clary Graham. Hiatt had 33 assists and 11 digs, while Graham had 23 digs. Those 23 digs gave Graham a new career-high.
Concord's defeat was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-3. As for West Rowan, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Concord will challenge Northwest Cabarrus at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for West Rowan, they are packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will challenge Davie County at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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