It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cherokee County can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Central Wildcats on Thursday. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 25-23 in the first set.
Cherokee County started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-22.
Nevaeh Gaidurgis paced Cherokee County's offense, picking up 15 kills. Gaidurgis got some help from
Macy Lea and her 24 assists.
Ellisan Givens controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Central had a senior duo take command as Maegan Gurley had 26 digs and Jessie Jordan had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Jordan has posted in her last 13 matches.
This is the second loss in a row for Cherokee County and nudges their season record down to 42-15. As for Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 46-13 record this season.
Cherokee County is on the road again on Tuesday to play Prattville Christian Academy at 10:00 a.m. Prattville Christian Academy will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Cherokee County surely won't give up without a fight. Central has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Alexandria on the 24th.
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