Southern Valley's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Alma Cardinals 2-1. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.
Southern Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 27-25, 25-17.
Southern Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last ten games.
Despite the loss, Alma saw an underclassman step up: Kamri Neal had ten digs.
Southern Valley's win bumped their record up to 16-12. As for Alma, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-10.
Southern Valley's road trip will continue as they head out to face Wilcox-Hildreth at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southern Valley is facing Wilcox-Hildreth at the right time seeing as Wilcox-Hildreth is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Alma does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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