After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Rabun Gap-Nacoochee, Carolina Day was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Tri-Cities Christian Eagles out 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Wildcats as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Carolina Day was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (112-102), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 23-25, 26-24, 25-23, 17-15.
Carolina Day found their leader in underclassman Amy Rhymer, who had 25 digs, five aces, and five aces. The dominant performance gave Rhymer a new career-high in aces.
Carolina Day's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-7. As for Tri-Cities Christian, they dropped their record down to 0-5 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Carolina Day is on the road again on Wednesday to play Spartanburg Day at 6:00 p.m. Carolina Day is facing Spartanburg Day at the right time seeing as Spartanburg Day is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Tri-Cities Christian, they will head out to face off against Providence Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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