On Saturday, the Dacula Falcons narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Carrollton Trojans 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Dacula 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 23-25, 25-22, 15-12.
Dacula's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aaliyah Mohammed led the charge by getting six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Mohammed has posted in her last seven matchups. Another player making a difference was Delina Bisrat, who had three digs and three aces.
Carrollton's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Olivia Sims, who had three digs and three aces, and Lauren Rooks, who had four digs and two aces.
Dacula is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-14 record this season. As for Carrollton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-11.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Lakeside the next time they take the court. Carrollton will head out to face Lakeside at 10:10 a.m. on Saturday, while Dacula will play them later in the day, at 8:00 a.m.
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