Houston County entered their match against Effingham County on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Houston County Bears fell just short of the Effingham County Rebels by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bears of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2017.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Houston County sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 21-25, 15-13.
Bella Scroggs was the offensive standout of the game as she had six aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Houston County's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-8. As for Effingham County, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-12.
After both having extra time off, Houston County and Starr's Mill will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Houston County is facing Starr's Mill at the right time seeing as Starr's Mill is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Effingham County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory vs. Northside on the 17th.
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