South Spencer came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Southridge Raiders, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Rebels in their meetings with the Raiders: they've now lost seven in a row.
While South Spencer was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-17.
Avery Morgan paced South Spencer's offense, picking up seven kills. Morgan got some help from Macy Southwood and her 16 assists. Kylea Donoho controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Southridge can attribute much of their success to Kenley Ferguson, who had 12 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Ferguson has posted since back in August.
South Spencer's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Southridge, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.
South Spencer didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Perry Central on the 6th. As for Southridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Heritage Hills on the 7th.
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