Volley Raiders get wins at home

The varsity Volley Raiders picked up two wins at home on Tuesday night defeating Walnut Grove 2-0 (25-13, 25-13) and Cedar Shoals 2-0 (25-20, 25-14). Madison County is coming off a second place finish in a tournament at Walnut Grove on Saturday. The Volley Raiders opened the tournament losing to East Hall twice (13-25, 17-25) and followed that match with two wins over Cedar Shoals (25-16, 25-10). Madison County then lost to Salem 0-2 (24-26, 20-25) but bounced back to eliminate the host Walnut Grove team 2-1 (20-25, 25-22, 15-10). The Raiders picked up steam in the next match by defeating Salem 2-0 (25-19, 25-23) and then handed East Hall their first set loss of the tournament 26-24. East Hall tied the match by defeating the Raiders 25-12 forcing a deciding third set in which East Hall edged Madison County 15-13.
Junior Varsity
On Tuesday night at home, the junior varsity squad lost their first match to Walnut Grove 0-2 (22-25, 21-25) but closed the night in an exciting match against Cedar Shoals. The JV Raiders won the first set 24-13 but dropped the second set 20-25 forcing a third set. Cedar Shoals held a comfortable lead late in the deciding set but the Raiders battled back to take the set and match win 28-26.