If Sandy Creek was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of LaGrange on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Patriots fell 2-0 to the Druid Hills Red Devils on Thursday. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Red Devils apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2022.
While Sandy Creek ultimately came up short, they really made Druid Hills work, particularly in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-19.
Kaylee Snyder paced Sandy Creek's offense, picking up ten kills. Snyder got some help from Sarai Stephens and her 15 assists. Snyder was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Druid Hills was led to victory by Lucca Rodrigez-Pedraza and Kassidy Manning. Rodrigez-Pedraza had six digs and two aces, while Manning had ten assists. Those six digs gave Rodrigez-Pedraza a new career-high.
Sandy Creek has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season. As for Druid Hills, they pushed their record up to 23-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Sandy Creek has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Jackson on the 11th. As for Druid Hills, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Northview on the 16th.
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