Volley Raiders win 2 of 3 in season opener

The Volley Raiders opened the 2014 season at East Hall on Thursday night and came away with two wins and one loss. Madison County defeated Johnson of Gainesville 2-1, losing the first set 21-25 but rebounding to win set two 25-22 and set three 25-23. The Volley Raiders were then defeated by the host team East Hall 0-2 (17-25 and 14-25). The Raiders capped off the night by pushing passed East Jackson 2-0 winning the first set 25-17 and the second 25-11.
Senior Mya Moss sent the opening match with Johnson into a third and deciding set by knocking down a kill for the game winning point. The Raiders took the deciding set after fighting off a late surge by Johnson to claim the two point win. 
In the loss to East Hall, the Lady Vikings broke a 14-14 tie in the first set by rolling off six straight points and later sealed the deal by outscoring Madison County 5-0 to take the first set. In the second set versus East Hall, The Lady Vikings pulled away from a 10-10 tie by rolling off eight unanswered points on the way to the set and match win. 
In the third match of the night, the Volley Raiders fought back from a 14-7 deficit in the first set and got seven straight point serves from junior Amber Adams to tie the set at 14-14. Sam Watson then closed first the set by scoring on eight straight point serves giving the Lady Raiders the eight point win. Senior Mackenzie LaZear followed Watson's string of scoring serves in the second set with nine straight of her own giving Madison County a commanding 20-10 lead that led to a sweep over East Jackson. 
Madison County will open the home portion of their schedule on Monday night at 5:00.