Sports beat: GHS, Union County volleyball teams win

Aug 27, 2021 2:28 am

The Gainesville Hurricanes volleyball team picked up a road win over rival Buchholz in four sets Thursday with the final set being by a score of 30-28.

Meme Davis led the way with 13 kills, 20 digs and four aces. Senior Nicole Brandt had 21 digs, while Gia McGrew added six kills and three blocks.

It was GHS’ first win against the Bobcats in three years.

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Gainesville, starting the season 1-0, will host Forest (Ocala) on Tuesday, while Buchholz, which dropped to 1-1, will travel to Trinity Catholic (Ocala) on Tuesday.

The Union County (Lake Butler) volleyball team won its third straight to open the season with a 3-1 win at home against Lafayette (Mayo). The Lady Tigers (3-0) trailed 1-0 after falling 25-21 in the opening set but they rebounded to take the next three.

Union County will travel to Bell on Monday at 6 p.m.

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  • Mike Ridaught

    Mike Ridaught is sports director for Mainstreet Daily News. Mike hosts a weekly high school sports show at Sonic Drive-In and does play-by-play for a Game-of-the Week on 106.9 FM “I Am Country.” He teaches a play-by-play class at the University of Florida. He is the FCSAA Athletics Webcast Coordinator and serves as PBP announcer and producer for state tournament events. Mike is also founder of The Prep Zone.

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