After both having extra time off, the South Florence Bruins and the Lower Richland Diamond Hornets will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lower Richland took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on South Florence, who comes in off a win.
South Florence took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Lakewood 3-0.
South Florence walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10, 25-19.
South Florence's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lydia Danford, who had seven aces, four kills, and a block. That's the most aces Danford has posted in her last six matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Rowsey, who had seven digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: South Florence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lower Richland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Wilson.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 25-8.
South Florence now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Lower Richland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
South Florence took their victory against Lower Richland when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Florence since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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