Orange was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the J.H. Rose Rampants. If the Panthers were looking for revenge after losing 3-2 to the Rampants when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Orange actually scored more points across those five sets (107-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 15-25, 27-25, 20-25, 15-10.
Ava Wilkerson paced Orange's offense, picking up 24 kills. Wilkerson got some help from Sawyer White and her 24 assists. Wilkerson also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Aubrey Jordan, racking up four apiece.
Caroline Bayes had a dynamite game For J.H. Rose., getting 26 digs and two aces. Bayes has been hot recently, having posted 24 or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Francie Taft, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Orange's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for J.H. Rose, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Orange has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Carrboro on the 2nd. As for J.H. Rose, they will venture away from home to square off against Cleveland at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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