BOILING SPRINGS, SC - After winning their first region game at Spartanburg on Thursday night, the Boiling Springs volleyball returned home on Tuesday night to pick up two impressive victories.
"I think the girls just needed some confidence and some wins against some good teams which we got tonight," said Bulldogs head coach Allyson Elliot. "I saw our girls face some adversity tonight and we battled back from it as a team. We were able to stay united and stay focused which was exciting to see." Boiling Springs started the night off against Spartanburg Christian Academy, the six-time defending SCISA 2A state champions, and was able to come away with a 2-1 victory over the Warriors. In the first set the Bulldogs fell behind 2-0 and were still behind 9-7 when Karson Browning got the Bulldogs to within one at 9-8 and Charlotte Hutchins tied it at 9-9 with a kill that deflected off a Warriors defender. Hutchins then went on a three-point service run that changed the momentum in the set as Browning added a kill in the run to push the Boiling Springs lead to 12-9. The Bulldogs kept the momentum going as they held a 19-14 lead and outscored the Warriors 6-3 over the final nine points to take a 25-17 victory in the first set as Hutchins scored the final point on a kill that deflected off a Warriors player at the net. Over the final nine points the Bulldogs got kills from Hutchins, Browning, Makayla Furrey, and Lauren Kusterer. In the second set, the defending state champions Warriors showed that they weren't just going to go away as they held a 19-18 lead in the set and went on to outscore the Bulldogs 6-1 over the final seven points to claim a 25-19 victory in the set to tie the match at 1-1 in a best of three. The third set was a close one as both teams exchanged the lead early but the Warriors were able to get a 17-13 lead over the Bulldogs. At that point, Bulldogs senior Cloe Wood took control of the match as she scored four of the Bulldogs next seven points including a kill to tie the set at 17-17 on the way to Boiling Springs taking a 20-18 lead. With the Bulldogs leading 23-22, Makayla Furrey and Karson Browning picked up the final two points of the set with Browning spiking a ball that deflected off a Warriors player for the final point and a 25-22 victory in the set plus a 2-1 victory in the match. The Bulldogs saw Cloe Wood register 10 kills to lead the team while adding 21 digs and four blocks as Karson Browning also added five kills, two blocks, and an ace serve. Morgan Hammett led the Bulldogs in the match in digs with 31 while Makayla Furrey added 22 digs while leading in assists with 21, and three kills. In the match against Landrum, the Bulldogs jumped out to a 15-9 lead in the first set on their way to a 25-22 which was sealed when Browning had a kill off a Cardinals defender. The second set saw the Bulldogs jump out to a 8-7 lead and pushed that lead to 12-7 on a four-point service run by Makayla Furrey that included a kill by Charlotte Hutchins and a back to the net point by Karson Browning that landed in the middle of the Landrum defense. Cloe Wood ended the set and the match with a spike kill to the middle of the Cardinals defense to give the Bulldogs a 25-17 set win and a 2-0 match victory. Morgan Hammett added to her digs total on the night to 49 as she recorded 18 digs in the match against the Cardinals. Makayla Furrey added to her assists total adding 19 against the Cardinals for a total of 40 on the night. Cloe Wood and Karson Browning combined for 18 kills against Landrum including an ace serve from Browning. In the match between Spartanburg Christian Academy and Landrum, the Warriors captured a 2-0 victory in the match. The Warriors won the first set 25-16 before winning the second set by the same score. In the second set, they trailed Landrum 9-8 before outscoring the Cardinals 16-8 over the next 24 points. Boiling Springs will be back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Dorman for another region matchup. Comments are closed.
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