Athens Drive was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against the Leesville Road Pride, falling 3-0. If the Jaguars were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Pride when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Athens Drive was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-14, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Athens Drive had strong showings from Holden Carroll, who had 14 digs and one assist, and Annie Baublitz, who had 17 assists. Abigail Miller also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Isabelle Barna had a dynamite game For Leesville Road., getting 21 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Barna has posted since back in September of 2024.
Athens Drive's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Leesville Road, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Athens Drive is set to square off against their familiar foe Enloe at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Leesville Road will take on rival Millbrook at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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