Williamsburg rallies past South Laurel in five-set thriller

LONDON — The Williamsburg Lady Yellow Jackets battled back to defeat South Laurel in a five-set showdown Thursday night, 25-17, 21-25, 19-25, 25-16, 15-13.

With the victory, Williamsburg improved to 14-12 on the season while the Lady Cardinals slipped to 6-14.

Lady Yellow Jackets coach Dirk Berta praised his team’s fight and resiliency in the come-from-behind win.

“We had a tremendous effort from all players on our team tonight,” he said. “I’m very proud of the way that we continue to ‘Pull The Rope’ and pull it together every game, every set, and every point. The girls believed in themselves and in each other the entire match, even when we lost the second and third set. I’ll continue to say it, I love this team and the way we all pull together. As always, Go Jackets.”