After flying high against Central Davidson last Tuesday, North Davidson came back down to earth. The North Davidson Black Knights fell just short of the Ledford Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Black Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
North Davidson actually scored more points across those five sets (103-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 16-25, 18-25, 15-9.
North Davidson lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Maddie Williams, who had 24 digs and two aces. Williams has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played. Gracin Hill was another key player, getting seven digs and 16 assists.
Leading Ledford to victory were Allie Roark and Sanna Simpson. Roark had 13 digs, while Simpson had 16 digs, two aces, and a kill.
North Davidson's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Ledford, the victory snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 5-13 record.
While North Davidson had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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