If South Florence was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Lower Richland last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Florence Bruins fell 3-1 to the Hartsville Red Foxes on Thursday. The Bruins were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Red Foxes apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 25-16, 25-19.
South Florence's loss came despite strong showings from Reagan Rowsey and Mcall Gregg. Rowsey had 13 digs and two aces, while Gregg had 14 kills. Gregg has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Mcmanus, who had a kill and 14 assists.
Even though they lost, South Florence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 15 consecutive contests.
Ava Wilcox had a dynamite game for Hartsville, getting 26 digs and three aces.
With the defeat, South Florence broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-10. As for Hartsville, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
South Florence will head out to challenge West Florence at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Hartsville, they will face off against North Central at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. North Central will roll in looking for their 21st straight victory, something Hartsville surely won't give up without a fight.
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