SYLACAUGA — Never in her wildest dream could Maggie Watkins imagine losing in the county volleyball tournament.
Watkins, the Sylacauga junior outside hitter, came back to her senses and her "A" game as the Aggies held off Munford 25-23, 25-16 to win another Talladega County large school girls volleyball tournament championship Wednesday night at the Nichols-Lawson Middle School gym.
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