Volleyball Recap: Pelham Takes a Loss

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

08/30/25 vs Hazel Green	1-2
08/30/25 vs Athens	2-1
08/30/25 vs Kate Duncan Smith DAR	2-1
08/29/25 vs Florence	2-0
08/29/25 @ Huntsville	0-2

Pelham dropped down to 5-7 on Saturday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Hazel Green Trojans by a score of 2-1. The Panthers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Trojans from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.

Ryleigh Deaver paced Pelham's offense, picking up nine kills. Deaver got some help from Bristol Hannah and her 22 assists. Aubrie Smith and Lilia Couture kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.

As for Hazel Green, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 10-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted against Pelham since September 5, 2015.

Hazel Green can attribute much of their success to Camryn Collier, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Collier has posted over her last six contests.

Pelham didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Chilton County on the 2nd. As for Hazel Green, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against Huntsville on the 30th.