Santa Fe was the 3-0 winner over Gainesville when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Santa Fe Raiders fell just short of the Gainesville Hurricanes by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Santa Fe took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Morgan Lawson and Reagan Adkins certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Lawson had five digs and 13 assists, while Adkins had seven digs.
Gainesville found their leader in underclassman Charlotte Judge, who had 20 digs, seven aces, and two kills. Judge also set a new season high mark in assists with 47. Taylor Ellis was another key player, getting six digs and two aces.
Santa Fe's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5. As for Gainesville, they pushed their record up to 12-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Santa Fe will host St. John Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. John Lutheran will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Santa Fe surely won't give up without a fight. As for Gainesville, they will head out to square off against Buchholz at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gainesville is facing Buchholz at the right time seeing as Buchholz is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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