If Straughn was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Brantley last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Geneva Panthers on Thursday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Straughn was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Geneva work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23.
Blakeley Smith paced Straughn's offense, picking up 16 kills. Smith were helped by Kylee Brown and Abby Driver, who contributed 13 assists each. Smith was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Straughn's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Geneva, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Straughn wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against Slocomb on the 30th. Hopefully Geneva paid attention to the Tigers' game: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Tigers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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