Newton County had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tishomingo County Braves on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Newton County wouldn't go down easily and took Tishomingo County into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 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. Vaughn is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Newton County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Newton County is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-4-1 record this season. As for Tishomingo County, they moved to 18-6-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Newton County has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against New Albany on the 14th. Tishomingo County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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