The Canton Eagles will challenge the Mineola Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Canton is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Kaufman just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 3-2.
Canton wouldn't go down easily and took Kaufman into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-20, 20-25, 15-9.
Despite the defeat, Canton had strong showings from Annie Berendzen, who had 39 assists and 12 digs, and Addison Capps, who had 16 kills, 15 digs, and four aces. Another player making a difference was Kate McClendon, who had 21 digs and four assists.
Meanwhile, Mineola lost 3-0 to Wills Point on Tuesday.
While Mineola was not able to put a set on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-20, 25-19, 25-23.
Mineola has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's done some real damage to their 9-10 record this season. As for Canton, their loss dropped their record down to 12-17.
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