South Point lost against East Gaston back in August and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Red Raiders fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2. While the Red Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 25-15 in the first set.
South Point took East Gaston into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-15, 25-23, 21-25, 15-11.
Olivia Easton
| 10/08/25 vs East Gaston | 30 |
| 10/07/25 vs Kings Mountain | 14 |
| 10/02/25 vs North Gaston | 18 |
| 09/30/25 @ Crest | 20 |
| 09/27/25 vs Community School of Davidson | 9 |
| + 31 more games |
South Point's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kaitlyn Ledford, who had 13 digs and one assist, and Olivia Easton, who had 30 kills and 14 digs. Easton has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 36 times she's played.
East Gaston was led to victory by Cooper Payne and Sophia Bolton. Payne had 18 digs and four assists, while Bolton had 12 digs. That's the most assists Payne has posted over her last six matches.
This is the second loss in a row for South Point and nudges their season record down to 15-10. As for East Gaston, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
South Point wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Forestview on the 9th. As for East Gaston, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Stuart W. Cramer on the 9th.
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