The Crab Orchard Trojans had just enough and edged out the Elverado Falcons 2-1 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Crab Orchard had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final set scores came out to 23-25, 26-24, 25-22.
Loss or not, Elverado got some senior leadership from Mylee Roberts and Presley Knupp. Roberts had 19 kills and 16 digs, while Knupp had 28 assists and 16 digs. Lauren Hodges was another key player, getting 13 digs.
Crab Orchard has now won seven of their last nine games at home. That's given a solid lift to their 13-16 record this season. As for Elverado, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 21-11.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Crab Orchard will take on Gallatin County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Elverado, they will host Zeigler-Royalton at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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