Coahulla Creek waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Oconee County Warriors.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Coahulla Creek who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 22-25, 15-12.
Coahulla Creek can attribute much of their success to Katie Hambright, who had two aces and 15 assists.
Despite the loss, Oconee County saw an underclassman step up: Fendley Kimbro had 11 digs and 11 assists. Kimbro is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last seven games she's played.
Coahulla Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Oconee County, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
Coahulla Creek is on the road again on Saturday to play Woodward Academy at 10:00 a.m. Woodward Academy will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Coahulla Creek surely won't give up without a fight. As for Oconee County, they will take on Holy Innocents Episcopal at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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