After flying high against Lakewood on Thursday, South Florence came back down to earth. The Bruins fell just short of the Wilson Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Bruins have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, South Florence sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 18-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-11.

Hailey McManus
09/16/25 @ Wilson | 59 |
09/11/25 vs Lakewood | 22 |
09/09/25 @ Darlington | 48 |
09/04/25 @ Conway | 25 |
09/02/25 vs Crestwood | 20 |
+ 2 more games |
Despite the loss, South Florence still got an impressive performance from Hailey McManus, who had six digs and two aces. McManus is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 20 or more in each of the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Baylor Gregg, who had five digs and four aces.
Dhara Vaghela was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 17 digs and two aces. Those 17 digs gave her a new career-high.
South Florence now has a losing record of 5-6-1. As for Wilson, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
South Florence is taking a road trip to face off against Lower Richland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wilson has already played their next game (against Hannah-Pamplico), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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