The South Florence Bruins will head out on the road to take on the Lakewood Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Florence will be strutting in after a victory while Lakewood will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, South Florence made easy work of Darlington and carried off a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 27-25, 25-11, 25-22.
South Florence's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hailey McManus, who had two aces and 26 assists. With that strong performance, McManus is now averaging an impressive 10.4 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Rowsey, who had seven digs and four aces.
Rowsey wasn't the only one working in the aces department: South Florence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Darlington.
After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-16, 24-26, 25-12.
South Florence's victory ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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