After flying high against Marshall on Monday, Smith-Cotton came back down to earth. The Tigers lost 3-0 to the Helias Crusaders on Tuesday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Smith-Cotton was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-7, 25-22.
Avery Case paced Smith-Cotton's offense, picking up six kills. Case got some help from Taylor Pinkel and her nine assists. Alle Case controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Liza Boyer was a one-woman wrecking crew For Helias. as she had 15 digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Boyer a new career-high. Sophie Verslues was another key player, getting 12 digs.
Smith-Cotton now has a losing record of 7-8-1. As for Helias, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-0-1.
Looking ahead, Smith-Cotton will venture away from home to challenge Hallsville at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Helias, they will head out to square off against St. Francis Borgia at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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