After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jefferson City, Capital City was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Smith-Cotton Tigers. The Cavaliers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
Capital City walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-23, 22-25, 25-13, 25-19.
Capital City found their leader in underclassman Emery McKim, who had 13 digs. Those 13 digs set a new season-high mark for McKim.
Capital City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Despite the loss, Smith-Cotton still got an impressive performance from Piper Cantrell, who had 28 digs. Cantrell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Capital City has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Smith-Cotton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-10-1.
Capital City wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Blair Oaks on the 15th. Smith-Cotton has also already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Eldon on the 14th.
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