Volleyball Recap: Sale Creek Panthers vs. Eagleville Eagles
Sale Creek came tearing into Tuesday's match with nine straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagleville Eagles , sneaking past 3-2. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
Sale Creek had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 12-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-22, 21-19.
Leading Sale Creek to victory were Karma Higgins and Enslee Norwood. Higgins had 17 digs, six kills, and a block, while Norwood had 21 kills, 17 digs, and a block. Higgins is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 17 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Eisa Eilertson, who had 23 kills and two blocks.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Sale Creek kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
When it comes to explaining why Eagleville lost, don't look at Macy Anderson. Despite the final result, she had 39 digs. With that strong performance, Anderson is now averaging an impressive 10.5 digs per game.
Sale Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 38-7 record this season. As for Eagleville, with the defeat, they broke their 26-game winning streak and moved their record to 42-3.
Sale Creek will welcome Smith County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sale Creek will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak alive. Eagleville has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Bledsoe County on the 15th.
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