Ridgeland spikers keep their hot start going

The Ridgeland Lady Panthers, ranked No. 6 in the latest AJC Class AAAA poll, improved to 1-0 in Area 7-AAAA with a 25-15, 25-19 victory last Tuesday night at Cedartown.

Natalee McClain had five kills, five digs and two aces for the Black-and-White. Bailey Fowler finished with four kills, six assists and an ace. Justice Devlin had three kills and an ace, while Asia Silmon had 10 assists to go with three kills and three aces.

Brylee Durham had five digs and two assists on the evening. Koda O’Dell had two kills, two digs and three aces, while Brylee Benson and Cecelia Davenport had one kill apiece.

Playing without two starters, Ridgeland was able to hold off challenges from two tough opponents on Thursday as they ran their record to 9-1 overall.

The Lady Panthers opened the home tri-match with a 25-14, 25-23 win over Lookout Valley.

McClain had seven kills, five digs and four aces. Silmon finished with four kills, two aces and six assists and Fowler had three kills, three assists and ace.

Durham collected six digs and one ace. Davenport had two kills, three digs and one ace. O’Dell finished with two kills and two aces and Benson recorded one kill.

Facing Walker County neighbor Oakwood Christian, the Lady Panthers picked up a tough victory, 26-24, 2523, in the first-ever matchup between the county foes.

McClain had six kills and three aces. Silmon finished with four kills, eight assists, an ace and a block. Fowler had three kills and four aces, while Davenport had three aces and one kill.

Seven digs and two aces by Durham, four digs by O’Dell and a block by JV call-up Meagan Cordova rounded out the stat sheet.