Fort Mill faced Catawba Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets lost 3-0 to the Copperheads. The Yellow Jackets haven't had much luck with the Copperheads recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-19, 25-16.
Michael Smith paced Fort Mill's offense, picking up nine kills. Smith got some help from Matty Klemm and his 20 assists. Finally, Kasey Evans kept Fort Mill's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Fort Mill's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Catawba Ridge, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Fort Mill will square off against rival Clover at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Catawba Ridge is set to face off against their familiar foe Northwestern at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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