Guntersville waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cherokee Warriors , sneaking past 2-1.
Guntersville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the nexttwo. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-18, 15-7.
Leading Guntersville to victory were Sophie Porch and Gabi Lett. Porch had five digs and three aces, while Lett had ten digs. That's the most aces Porch has posted since last Tuesday.
When it comes to explaining why Cherokee lost, don't look at Haley Mendoza. Despite the final result, she had 11 digs. Mendoza is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 34 games she's played dating back to last season.
Guntersville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season. As for Cherokee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-13.
Guntersville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat vs. Collierville on the 7th. Cherokee has also already played their next match, a 3-0 win against North Paulding on the 10th.
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