On Thursday, Milton faced Johns Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Milton Eagles put the hurt on the Johns Creek Gladiators with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on five straight.
Milton never let Johns Creek on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-21, 25-23.
Milton was led to victory by Sofia Slavov and Anna Verhoff. Slavov had 12 digs and three aces, while Verhoff had ten digs and 16 assists. Verhoff is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Johns Creek's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Alison Quinn, who had 16 digs and three aces, and Adonia Haile, who had four digs and 15 assists.
Milton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. As for Johns Creek, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-8.
Milton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Johns Creek, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Sequoyah at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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