Thursday's volleyball roundup: Lady Canes extend win streak

August 23, 2024 CARTERSVILLE WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT

The Lady Canes defeated Villa Rica (27-25, 25-17) and North Cobb Christian (25-15, 25-17) on Thursday evening at the Storm Center for their fourth and fifth straight match victories. The Hurricanes have now won seven of their last eight matches.

Amara Ejieke and Holly Dufrene led the Lady Canes’ front line against the Wildcats with eight and six kills, respectively.  Riley Huff contributed three blocks.

In the win over the Lady Eagles, Dufrene had seven kills and four blocks. Addison Marisko totaled six kills. Huff contributed six blocks and Aubree Barrett added 10 assists.

Cartersville (9-4) plays in a tournament on Saturday at Calhoun.

WOODLAND DROPS MATCH WITH EAST PAULDING

The Lady Cats fell in straight sets to East Paulding on Thursday in a best-of-three. The Raiders won 25-11, 25-15, and 25-16.

Bella King had three service aces for the Wildcats and Izzy Hazelwood led the front line with eight attacks.

Woodland (2-9) hosts Dalton and Cartersville on Tuesday.

ADAIRSVILLE SPLITS REGION MATCHES

The Adairsville Lady Tigers split their opening Region 7-AAA matches on Thursday evening falling to Calhoun (13-25, 10-25) but defeating Gilmer (20-25, 27-25, 15-12).

In the loss to Calhoun, Addie Pearson had three kills, three blocks, and two digs. Delaney Baxter totaled 10 digs.

In the win over Gilmer, Pearson finished with five kills, six digs, and 29 assists. Abby Farr added four kills.

Adairsville (5-8) returns to action on Tuesday at Ridgeland and will also face LaFayette.

CASS WINS AT GODRON CENTRAL, DROPS MATCH TO FANNIN

The Lady Colonels split a tri-match at Gordon Central on Thursday evening. Cass lost to the Fannin Rebels (12-25, 8-25) but beat the host Warriors (25-16, 21-25, 15-11) in three sets.

In the loss to Fannin, Blayke Gardiner had five blocks. Jaela Smith contributed two kills. Addison Reed had two assists and Harlee Davis added a service ace.

In the three-set win over Gordon Central, Gardiner totaled seven blocks. Davis contributed five aces and four kills. Carson Brannon added 12 digs and Reed distributed 10 assists.

Cass (1-3) plays on Saturday in a tournament at Rockmart.