If South Caldwell was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of McDowell last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Spartans lost 3-0 to the Watauga Pioneers on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pioneers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on September 11th.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-13, 25-17.
Faith Raby paced South Caldwell's offense, picking up five kills. Raby got some help from Riley Powell and her 12 assists. Raby was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Watauga found their leader in sophomore Caroline Childers, who had 16 digs and four assists. Childers has been hot for a while, having posted 11 or more digs the last 25 times she's played. Rae Coffey also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
South Caldwell's loss ended a three-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Watauga, the win (which was their 18th in a row) raised their record to 18-1.
South Caldwell has already played their next matchup (against Newton-Conover), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Watauga, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Alexander Central on the 2nd.
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