Walnut Grove Falls to Eastside, Defeats Flowery Branch in Volleyball DH

On September 17th, 2024, the WG Lady Warrior Volleyball team hosted a doubleheader against the Eastside Eagles and the Flowery Branch Falcons. The Warriors split the matches, winning one and losing one. 
by Drew Caraway

Season So Far for the Warriors (MaxPreps)
So far for the Warriors, the team has been near .500% the whole season. The team started off with a 5-1 record and looked promising heading forward. After 16 matches, including the matches held on Tuesday, sit at 12-16. They have won 26 sets, lost 35 sets, and sit at 6th in Region 4A Area 8.


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vs. Flowery Branch
The Warriors defeated the Flowery Branch Falcons in the first game of the Doubleheader, winning 25-15 in both sets to take the first match of the day. The Flowery Branch Falcons entered this contest at 6-12, with a recent win over East Hall in two sets. The Falcons have been off and on this year. The team has won 15 sets and lost 30 on the year, to our knowledge (MaxPreps).

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​vs. Eastside
The Warriors fell to the Eastside Eagles in the first game of the Doubleheader, falling 25-18 in set one and 25-17 in set two. This loss split the Warriors into a 1-1 win-loss ratio on the day. The Eagles entered this contest sitting at 10-15, with a recent win over Cedar Shoals in two sets. They have also been a little on and off this year. They won 26 sets compared to 33 losses.  (MaxPreps).




Coach Larimer, Head Coach for the Varsity Volleyball team, spoke about this year’s team compared to last year’s team. “You have to adjust every year because you have different kids [on the roster]. We lost six seniors last year and we’ve got one senior this year. When you talk about seniors, you’re talking about a big group of leadership and experience. Experience is big and they make a big difference... We’re a little younger this year, but we’ve still got a great group that I’m working with. Some games have not gone our way, which, that happens. The record is not great but I think we’re a little better than the record…. It’s just a different team that we’ve got to adjust to every year….”

Lena Battenfield, 10, talks about how the team can prepare for a playoff push with 12 games left, including a play-date on the 21st. “I think definitely working together like we currently do and keeping our energy up the whole game [will help us].”

The Warriors have a "play-date" tournament on September 21st, 2024. The Warriors will play Loganville Christian Academy Lions, Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy, Westminster Christian Academy Lions, and the Cedar Shoals Jaguars.

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