South Adams posted their closest win since September 13th on Monday. They won by a set and slipped past the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers 3-2. The victory continues a trend for the Starfires in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won five in a row.
South Adams was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 26-28, 25-27, 25-15, 15-13.

Laney Trausch
10/06/25 @ Fort Wayne Snider | 22 |
10/02/25 @ Adams Central | 10 |
09/30/25 vs Woodlan | 8 |
09/27/25 vs Woodlan | 7 |
09/27/25 vs Jay County | 7 |
+ 22 more games |
South Adams was led to victory by Laney Trausch and Charlee Bollenbacher. Trausch had 22 assists and four digs, while Bollenbacher had eight digs and one assist. With that strong performance, Trausch is now averaging an impressive 12.1 assists per game.
South Adams was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Fort Wayne Snider's loss came despite strong showings from Avery Arens and Oriana Smiley. Arens had 11 digs and one assist, while Smiley had 22 digs and 14 kills. Smiley has been hot recently, having posted eight or more kills the last four times she's played.
South Adams' record is now 20-8. As for Fort Wayne Snider, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-18 record this season.
South Adams has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Union City on the 7th. As for Fort Wayne Snider, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers on the 7th.
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