Volleyball Preview: South Putnam Eagles vs. Southmont Mounties
The South Putnam Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Southmont Mounties at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, South Putnam finally turned things around against Brown County on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Eagles.
South Putnam walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 14-25, 25-18, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Southmont entered their tilt with Seeger on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Patriots out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Southmont who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 14-25, 15-11.
Southmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seeger only served seven.
South Putnam's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-14. As for Southmont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season.
South Putnam suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Southmont in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can South Putnam avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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