Edinburg/South Fork took care of business in their home opener (barely) on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the DeLand-Weldon Eagles 2-1. The Ponies have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
Edinburg/South Fork had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-16, 25-18.
DeLand-Weldon's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Makenna Woods, who had ten digs and two aces. Another player making a difference was Elli Hayward, who had 12 digs and one assist.
DeLand-Weldon dropped their record down to 6-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Edinburg/South Fork will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against South County at 7:00 p.m. on October 6. As for DeLand-Weldon, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Georgetown-Ridge Farm on the 17th.
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