After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Asheboro, Ledford was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the North Davidson Black Knights. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.
Ledford was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-99), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21, 16-25, 18-25, 15-9.
Ledford was led to victory by Allie Roark and Sanna Simpson. Roark had 13 digs, while Simpson had 16 digs, two aces, and a kill. Simpson is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.
Ledford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matches.
North Davidson lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Maddie Williams, who had 24 digs and two aces. Another player making a difference was Gracin Hill, who had seven digs and 16 assists.
Ledford's record is now 5-13. As for North Davidson, they dropped their record down to 8-14 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Ledford will have a chance to go back-to-back against North Davidson: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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