Smith-Cotton is 6-0 against Warsaw since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Warsaw Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Smith-Cotton is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since September 24th on Thursday. They came up short against Camdenton, falling 3-0.
Smith-Cotton was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-23, 25-15.
Despite the defeat, Smith-Cotton got top-tier performance from Piper Cantrell, who had 21 digs. Cantrell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 21 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Warsaw came up short against St. Paul Lutheran on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-10, 25-22.
Smith-Cotton's loss dropped their record down to 17-7-1. As for Warsaw, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-9-1.
Smith-Cotton took their win against Warsaw when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Smith-Cotton repeat their success, or does Warsaw have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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