West Florence and Spring Valley met for a duel on Thursday where West Florence had to take the L. The West Florence Knights took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spring Valley Vikings. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2019.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 20-25, 25-22, 25-13.
West Florence lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Laura Tiller, who had five digs and four blocks. Those four blocks gave Tiller a new career-high.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: West Florence kept the net locked down and finished the game with 34 blocks. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spring Valley only had eight.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Spring Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tamia Wilson, who had 24 digs and two aces. Wilson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Newton, who had eight digs and two aces.
West Florence's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-10. As for Spring Valley, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-16.
West Florence will take on South Florence at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. West Florence is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home. As for Spring Valley, they will face off against Ridge View at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Spring Valley is facing Ridge View at the right time seeing as Ridge View is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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