Spring Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blythewood Bengals. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Spring Valley was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Blythewood work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Spring Valley had strong showings from Isabella Talde, who had eight digs and three aces, and Kennedy Newton, who had eight digs and four aces. Newton is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last four games she's played. Tamia Wilson was another key player, getting 20 digs.
Even though they lost, Spring Valley 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 five aces in six consecutive matches.
Grace Campbell was a one-man wrecking crew for Blythewood as she had 11 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Campbell has posted since back in August.
Spring Valley's record is now 4-14. As for Blythewood, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Spring Valley will head out to square off against Ridge View at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Blythewood, they will welcome Lugoff-Elgin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lugoff-Elgin is coming into the contest with four straight wins on the road, so Blythewood will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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