BLACKSTONE—On Thursday, Sept. 11, the Lady Raiders of Southampton Academy were handed their first loss of the VISAA volleyball season, falling to the Kenston Forest Lady Kavaliers 1-3.

The set scores were 12-25, 25-19, 22-25, and 12-25.

Mason Pope had 4 kills, 4 blocks, 6 digs and served at 100 percent (16 total attempts, 2 aces).

Allison Matthews had 10 digs.

Overall, Kenston Forest was just a stronger team, said Head Coach Crystal Butler. “They fought hard and never gave up.”

The Raiders drop to a record of 5-1 overall 4-1 in in the Virginia Commonwealth Conference.