Athens Academy won the last time they faced Lake Oconee Academy, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Athens Academy Spartans came out on top against the Lake Oconee Academy Titans by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Athens Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-20.
Leading Athens Academy to victory were Ginna Dugas and Joci Higginbotham. Dugas had nine digs, four aces, and three kills, while Higginbotham had 21 kills, 15 digs, and three aces. That's the most aces Higginbotham has posted in her last six matchups.
Athens Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Oconee Academy only served seven.
Despite the defeat, Lake Oconee Academy saw an underclassman step up: Jordan Klevansky had 21 digs and two aces. Those 21 digs set a new season-high mark for Klevansky.
Athens Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for Lake Oconee Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 20-9.
Athens Academy has already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Oglethorpe County on the 12th. As for Lake Oconee Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Bryan County on the 16th.
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