The North Crowley Panthers will challenge the Timber Creek Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
North Crowley took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Mansfield Legacy.
North Crowley was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (101-98), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 10-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-11.
Hannah Smith was the offensive standout of the game as she had six digs and 19 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
North Crowley kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least five blocks in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Timber Creek had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Trinity out 3-2 on Friday.
Timber Creek took Trinity into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 24-26, 23-25, 28-26, 15-6.
Timber Creek relied on the efforts of Avery Palmer, who had 24 digs, and Kaylee Wilcox, who had eight digs.
North Crowley's victory bumped their record up to 17-7. As for Timber Creek, the win also got them back to even at 15-15.
North Crowley came up short against Timber Creek in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, falling 3-1. Will North Crowley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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