After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Johns Creek, Seckinger was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Gainesville Red Elephants. That's more bragging rights for the Jaguars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Seckinger was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22, 25-13.
Seckinger found their leader in underclassman Brooklyn Howard, who had 13 digs and four aces. Howard has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last six times she's played.
Seckinger was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gainesville only served five.
Gainesville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Prentice McGarvey, who had 15 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Lindsey, who had three digs and two aces.
Seckinger has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for Gainesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Seckinger will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against River Ridge at 6:00 p.m. River Ridge is coming into the matchup with nine straight defeats at home, meaning Seckinger will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Gainesville, they will challenge Pope at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pope will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Gainesville surely won't give up without a fight.
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