The Smith-Cotton Tigers will face off against the Eldon Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Smith-Cotton has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Eldon will arrive with four straight wins.
Smith-Cotton came up short against Capital City on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Smith-Cotton was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Capital City's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-23, 28-26.
If Versailles wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Eldon, they should've done a better job of containing Jaidyn Shelden. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Tigers on Thursday for which the team can thank Shelden, who had 14 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last five games she's played.
One reason for the win was Eldon's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-11, 25-10.
Eldon's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Smith-Cotton, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-17-3.
Everything went Smith-Cotton's way against Eldon in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Smith-Cotton made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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