Effingham County hadn't done well against St. Vincent recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Effingham County Rebels skirted past the St. Vincent's Saints 2-1. For the Rebels, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Saints walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.
Effingham County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-19, 15-12.
St. Vincent's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sophie Chu, who had 12 digs.
Effingham County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for St. Vincent's, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 20-4.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Beaufort the next time they take the court. Effingham County will head out to face Beaufort at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while St. Vincent's will play them later in the day, at 5:00 p.m.
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