Volleyball Recap: Sale Creek Panthers vs. Smith County Owls
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sale Creek had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Smith County Owls. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their 11th in a row.
While Sale Creek won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-11, 25-23.
Leading Sale Creek to victory were Enslee Norwood and Karma Higgins. Norwood had 16 digs, nine kills, two aces, and a block, while Higgins had ten digs, two kills, and a block. That's the most aces Norwood has posted in her last four games. The team also got some help courtesy of Eisa Eilertson, who had 14 kills and a block.
Sale Creek pushed their record up to 39-7 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home. As for Smith County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-17 record this season.
As of now, neither Sale Creek nor Smith County have any future games scheduled.
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