Volleyball Preview: Crothersville Tigers vs. New Washington Mustangs
Crothersville is 1-8 against New Washington since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Crothersville Tigers will head out to challenge the New Washington Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. New Washington took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Crothersville, who comes in off a win.
Crothersville took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Columbus Christian 3-0. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Tigers yet this season.
The victory didn't come easy: Columbus Christian scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-16.
Crothersville can attribute much of their success to Rayleigh Lewis, who had eight digs and ten assists, and Brooklyn Bottorff, who had four kills and four aces. Bottorff is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, New Washington lost 3-0 to Eastern on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Musketeers: they've now lost five in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-7, 25-8.
Crothersville's win bumped their record up to 6-12. As for New Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 7-17.
Crothersville might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from New Washington in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Crothersville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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