The Spring Valley Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Lugoff-Elgin Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Spring Valley came up short against Westwood and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-16, 21-25, 25-20.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tamia Wilson, who had 23 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Newton, who had eight digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Spring Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lugoff-Elgin entered their contest against Westwood on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lugoff-Elgin fell 3-1 to Westwood. It was the first time this season that the Demons let down their fans at home.
Lugoff-Elgin started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 27-25, 25-21, 25-21.
Spring Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Lugoff-Elgin, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-1.
Spring Valley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lugoff-Elgin in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Can Spring Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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