Smith-Cotton will square off against Warrensburg at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, Smith-Cotton came up short against Jefferson City and fell 3-1. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Smith-Cotton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-23, 25-19, 26-24.
Despite the defeat, Smith-Cotton got top-tier performance from Piper Cantrell, who had 24 digs. Addison Cooley also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Warrensburg, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Knob Noster 3-2. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won six in a row.
Warrensburg was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 23-25, 24-26, 25-12, 15-9.
Warrensburg now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Smith-Cotton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5-1.
Smith-Cotton was able to grind out a solid victory over Warrensburg in their previous meeting on Saturday, winning 2-0. Will Smith-Cotton repeat their success, or does Warrensburg has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
