North Putnam and Southmont are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. The North Putnam Cougars will face off against the Southmont Mounties at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. North Putnam has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Southmont will come in with four straight victories.
North Putnam came up short against Edgewood last Thursday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-21.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Southmont rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Eagles.
Southmont had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-13.
Among those leading the charge was Kendall Priebe, who had 17 digs.
Southmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.
North Putnam's loss dropped their record down to 7-19. As for Southmont, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-12 record this season.
North Putnam came up short against Southmont in their previous meeting back in August, falling 3-1. Can North Putnam avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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