Volleyball Recap: Stone Memorial Panthers vs. Smith County Owls
Smith County typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Stone Memorial proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Smith County Owls. The win was familiar territory for the Panthers who have now won six contests in a row.
Stone Memorial took Smith County into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 15-11.
Leading Stone Memorial to victory were Madison Lefebvre and Marley Bowers. Lefebvre had 26 digs, while Bowers had nine digs. Lefebvre is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Stone Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive games.
Stone Memorial's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-12. As for Smith County, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 17-12 record.
Stone Memorial will square off against White County at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. White County will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Stone Memorial surely won't give up without a fight. As for Smith County, they are taking a road trip to square off against Gordonsville at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Gordonsville will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Smith County surely won't give up without a fight.
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