Byers came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Cheraw Wolverines. If the Bulldogs were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Wolverines when the teams met back in September of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Byers was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-14, 25-22.
Karley Linnebur paced Byers' offense, picking up ten kills. Linnebur got some help from Leyla Sayler and her 16 assists. Sayler also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Joclynn Rector, each putting up two.
Cheraw can attribute much of their success to Brilyn Miell, who had ten digs and three aces. Miell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last three games she's played.
Byers now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Cheraw, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-3.
Byers didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Evangel Christian Academy on the 27th. As for Cheraw, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Lyons on the 27th.
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