After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pace Academy, Johns Creek was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the East Coweta Indians by a score of 3-1. For the Gladiators, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 victory the Indians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2019.
Johns Creek 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 23-25, 25-18, 25-17, 26-24.
Jia Kim
| 08/12/25 @ East Coweta | 16 |
| 08/08/24 vs North Oconee | 13 |
| 09/14/24 vs Dacula | 6 |
| 08/08/24 vs Wesleyan | 5 |
| 08/06/24 vs Lakeside | 5 |
Leading Johns Creek to victory were Charlize Maldonado and Jia Kim. Maldonado had 20 digs and two assists, while Kim had 16 assists and six digs. Those 16 assists gave Kim a new career-high.
Johns Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Coweta only served seven aces.
When it comes to explaining why East Coweta lost, don't look at Hannah Haskins. Despite the final result, she had 12 assists and four digs.
Johns Creek now has a winning record of 2-1. As for East Coweta, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Johns Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against St. Pius X Catholic on the 14th. As for East Coweta, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Allatoona on the 14th.
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