Wellsboro won the last time they faced Athens, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Wellsboro Hornets had just enough and edged the Athens Wildcats out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Wellsboro got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-11, 23-25, 15-11.
Wellsboro got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Maddy Cruttenden out in front who had 24 digs and two aces. Cruttenden is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Main, who had 16 digs, two kills, and 11 assists.
Wellsboro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in five consecutive matchups.
Defeat or not, Athens got some senior leadership from Ella Coyle and Gretchen Schmieg. Coyle had 17 digs, while Schmieg had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Schmieg has posted in her last seven matches.
Wellsboro pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Athens, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-11 record this season.
Wellsboro has already played their next contest, a 1-0 win against Otto-Eldred on the 5th. As for Athens, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Northeast Bradford at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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