Aiken waltzed into their game on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They put the hurt on the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Fighting Green Hornets also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Aiken never let Gray Collegiate Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-13, 25-14.
Aiken's offense was headlined by
Bella Head and
Avery Abrams, who picked up nine kills apiece. They got some help from
Hunter Creasy and her 20 assists. Finally, Abrams was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high three blocks.
Aiken has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-12-2.
Aiken will face off against North Augusta at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Aiken is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road. Gray Collegiate Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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