Volleyball Preview: La Grange Leopards vs. Smithville Tigers
La Grange has gone 10-0 against Smithville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. La Grange is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, La Grange came up short against Caldwell and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-21, 20-25, 25-10, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Smithville beat Navasota 3-1 on Tuesday.
Smithville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-20, 25-12, 25-19.
Smithville got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ashlyn Wilhelm out in front who had four kills and 47 assists. Wilhelm is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 21 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
La Grange's defeat dropped their record down to 9-24. As for Smithville, they pushed their record up to 11-15 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
La Grange skirted past Smithville 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. Does La Grange have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smithville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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