If Greenwood Christian was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Dixie on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hawks fell 3-1 to the Laurens Academy Crusaders on Tuesday. That makes it the first time this season the Hawks have let down their home crowd.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Laurens Academy scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 20-25, 25-18.
Greenwood Christian's offense was headlined by Kenadie Slay and Naomi Godsey, who picked up 16 kills apiece. They got some help from Jillian Traub and her 22 assists. Slay was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
Greenwood Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Laurens Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Greenwood Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Spartanburg Day on the 4th. Laurens Academy has also already played their next contest (against Newberry Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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