Holly Springs lost against Apex back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Holly Springs Golden Hawks fell just short of the Apex Cougars by a score of 3-2. The Golden Hawks have struggled against the Cougars recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Holly Springs started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-12, 15-9.
Despite the loss, Holly Springs still got an impressive performance from Adlee Grissett, who had 16 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Holly Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Holly Springs' defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6. As for Apex, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Holly Springs nor Apex have any future games scheduled.
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