If South Granville was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of J.F. Webb last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Granville Vikings fell 3-1 to the Louisburg Warriors on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
South Granville couldn't get the W, but boy did they fight for it: two sets took extra rallies. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-19, 17-25, 27-25.
Even though they lost, South Granville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 24 consecutive matches.
Among those leading the charge was Jenna House, who had seven digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Norris, who had five digs and four aces.
South Granville's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-6. As for Louisburg, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-9.
South Granville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Louisburg, they will challenge Carrboro at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carrboro will roll in looking for their 19th straight victory, something Louisburg surely won't give up without a fight.
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