With a playoff game on the line, Calhoun rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Academy of Richmond County Musketeers. The win was nothing new for the Yellow Jackets as they're now sitting on six straight.
Calhoun had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 16-25, 26-24, 25-12, 25-22.
Gracison Saylors paced Calhoun's offense, picking up 26 kills. Saylors got some help from
Cate Rutland and her 30 assists. Rutland was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
Calhoun is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 21-23 record this season. As for Academy of Richmond County, they moved to 30-3 with that loss, which also ended their ten-game winning streak.
After both having extra time off, Calhoun and Jefferson will dust off their jerseys to take on one another on Saturday. Jefferson will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Calhoun surely won't give up without a fight. Academy of Richmond County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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