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By Brian Pitts

Enterprise Record

The Davie varsity volleyball team has dug itself a nasty little hole, sitting fourth in the CPC when the week began.

In a key match at West Forsyth on Sept. 10, the War Eagles played superbly in the first set to gain control of the match. However, they could not have been less dynamic in the second set. A meltdown saw Davie lose the match in four sets. The scores were 25-22, 6-25, 17-25, 20-25.

“We played really well in the first set,” coach Amber Brandon said. “We did some good things in serve-receive and defense that caused West Forsyth to struggle hitting.

“(In the second set), we fell apart in serve-receive, which translated to every other aspect of our game.”

When Davie fell behind 18-5 in the third set, the Titans (13-6 overall) could smell their third straight win in the series.

“We really struggled with production at the pins,” Brandon said. “We can score down the middle, but we had a hard time scoring on the outside and the right side.”

If there was any solace for Davie, it was the efforts it got from Carly Crouch, Mallorie Brown and Emma Willard.

“Carly came alive at the end of the third set and was unstoppable at the end of the third and the fourth,” she said. “We aren’t consistent enough passing to effectively use her as much as we want.

“Mallorie had a great game. Emma was solid as usual.”

Davie 3, Park 0

Two days later in Winston-Salem, the War Eagles ripped through Parkland 25-10, 25-6, 25-9.

Here were the top five in the CPC at the end of the night: Reagan 6-0, East Forsyth 5-1, West Forsyth 4-1, Davie 3-3, Parkland 2-3,

Davie raised its overall record to 4-7, while the Mustangs slipped to 8-3.