Tishomingo County and Newton County squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Tishomingo County had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Newton County Cougars by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Braves of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Tishomingo County took Newton County into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-22, 21-25, 19-25, 15-11.
Newton County was led to victory by Reese Thoms and Adilyn Vaughn. Thoms had six aces, while Vaughn had 22 digs and 16 kills. The dominant performance gave Thoms a new career-high in aces.
Tishomingo County moved to 18-6-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Newton County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-4-1 record this season.
Tishomingo County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Newton County has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against New Albany on the 14th.
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