Eldon is 3-0 against Smith-Cotton since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Eldon Mustangs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Smith-Cotton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Eldon is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Strafford just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Indians.
Eldon was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring 17 points in every single set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Smith-Cotton came up short against Capital City on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Cavaliers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 25-13, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Smith-Cotton got top-tier 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.
Even though they lost, Smith-Cotton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Eldon's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8-1. As for Smith-Cotton, their loss dropped their record down to 18-10-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Eldon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Smith-Cotton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Eldon's way against Smith-Cotton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Eldon made off with a 3-0 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cantrell, who had 20 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eldon still be able to contain Cantrell? There's only one way to find out.
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