CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee volleyball team returned home to host Liberty on Tuesday night and was able to defeat the Red Devils 3-1 in their second straight region victory on Tuesday night. The Eagles returned home after a victory on the road over Greer Middle College on Thursday night. Chesnee fell behind early as they dropped the first set 25-13 to fall behind 1-0 in the match. They began the second set with a sluggish start before turning it around to take a 25-22 victory behind a service run by Pearl Holloway including a kill to win the second set and tie the match at 1-1. "I'm really proud of the fight our team showed tonight," said Chesnee head coach Katie Jolley. "The team never gave up even after getting down early." In the third set both teams battled to a 24-24 tie before Chesnee scored the last two points of the match to take a 26-24 win in the set and a 2-1 lead in the match. The Eagles left no doubt in the fourth set as they proved they were over the sluggish start from earlier in the match as they captured the set 25-19 and took the match with a 3-1 victory. Chesnee senior Pearl Holloway continued her stellar play this season as she recorded 33 digs, 31 assists, nine kills, and five ace serves. Carlee Turner had a huge night at the net as she recorded a double-double leading the team with 10 kills to go along with 17 digs. Harley Grady had a great defensive night recording 29 digs while also having some big serves throughout the match. The Eagles' Hayden Roberts had a good night as well recording 20 digs, eight kills, and two ace serves. Maggie Blanton and Payden Pitman each had strong nights at the night as well as each recorded six kills each. Chesnee will look to make it three region wins in a row on Thursday when they host Greer Technical College. CHESNEE GIRLS GOLF On Tuesday the Chesnee girls' golf team competed in the Lady Eagles tournament at the Links of Stoney Point in Greenwood, SC where the Eagles came away with a second-place finish against a very competitive field.
The Eagles finished the tournament with a score of 316 which was five shots behind tournament champion Chapin who won the event with a score of 311. They also finished three shots ahead of 5A TL Hanna who finished in third place with a score of 319. Other local teams that competed were Spartanburg (357) who finished seventh, Byrnes (371) who finished ninth, and fellow district school Boiling Springs (384) who finished tied for eleventh place. Olivia Roberts led the Eagles with a score of 73 which allowed her to finish fourth overall while her teammate Abigail Watson finished just behind her in fifth place with a score of 77 as both players were named to the All-Tournament team. The Eagles Addy Parker also finished in the top ten with a score of 79 as the Eagles had three different players score in the 70s. Marissa Scaletta from TL Hanna won the individual side of the tournament with a score of 68, which was four shots below par and four shots ahead of the tie for second place between Mauldin's Olivia Pellerin and Chapin's Mila Andrade. The Eagles will be back in action on Wednesday as they host Landrum in a nine-hole match at Meadowbrook Golf Club. Comments are closed.
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