Silverdale Academy waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the CSTHEA Patriots. That's more bragging rights for the Seahawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Silverdale Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-23, 28-26, 25-20.
Silverdale Academy found their leader in underclassman Reese Creekmore, who had 18 digs. Those 18 digs set a new season-high mark for Creekmore.
Silverdale Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive games.
CSTHEA's loss came despite strong showings from Gianna Richardson and Haley Bennett. Richardson had 13 digs and two aces, while Bennett had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Richardson has posted in her last seven matches.
Silverdale Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for CSTHEA, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-8-2.
Silverdale Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for CSTHEA, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Knoxville T at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. CSTHEA will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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