Alexander Central waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the South Caldwell Spartans by a score of 3-1. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss the Spartans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Alexander Central walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-15, 25-20, 22-25, 25-18.
Alexander Central can attribute much of their success to Sophie Gryder, who had nine digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Gryder a new career-high in aces.
Alexander Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive matches.
Alexander Central's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for South Caldwell, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season.
Alexander Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Hibriten on the 10th. South Caldwell has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Freedom on the 10th.
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