Druid Hills entered their tilt with Holy Innocents Episcopal on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears. This was payback for the Red Devils, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Druid Hills had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 27-25, 15-10.
Druid Hills was led to victory by Larkin Shannon and Kassidy Manning. Shannon had ten digs, while Manning had 15 assists. With that strong performance, Manning is now averaging an impressive 8.5 assists per game.
Druid Hills is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 16-10 record.
Druid Hills didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss vs. Pace Academy on the 12th. Holy Innocents Episcopal has also already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Woodward Academy on the 14th.
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