There's no place like home for Decatur, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Danville Hawks on Thursday, sneaking past 2-1. This was a revenge matchup for the Red Raiders, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-0 loss when these two played last Thursday.
Decatur had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 30-32, 25-15, 15-6.
Decatur can attribute much of their success to Virginia Pylant, who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Pylant has posted in her last seven games.
The win got Decatur back to even at 18-18. As for Danville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-26 record this season.
Decatur wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against John Carroll Catholic on the 5th. Danville has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Hartselle on the 3rd.
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