Aiken entered their tilt with Gilbert on Wednesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Gilbert Indians. That's more bragging rights for the Fighting Green Hornets, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Aiken had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-23.
Among those leading the charge was Caroline Smith, who had 15 digs.
Aiken was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Aiken pushed their record up to 16-8 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Gilbert, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Aiken will square off against South Aiken at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Gilbert, they will take on North Augusta at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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