Canton waltzed into their contest on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They skirted past the Athens Wildcats 3-2. This was payback for the Warriors, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Canton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 17-25, 25-16, 25-17, 15-10.
Despite the defeat, Athens had strong showings from Gretchen Schmieg, who had 23 digs, and Emma Renninger, who had five digs.
Canton's win bumped their record up to 6-4-1. As for Athens, their loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-10.
Canton will head out to challenge Troy at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Athens, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Towanda at 6:00 p.m.
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