Southwest Guilford came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Southwestern Randolph Cougars. The Cowboys have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Southwest Guilford was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Southwestern Randolph work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 25-21.
Neala Bateson paced Southwest Guilford's offense, picking up 14 kills. Bateson got some help from Isabelle Tran and her 26 assists. Charlotte Bliven and Sarah Read kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Southwest Guilford's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Southwestern Randolph, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Southwest Guilford has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Ragsdale on the 16th. As for Southwestern Randolph, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Northwood at 6:30 p.m.
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