Caldwell is 9-1 against Smithville since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Caldwell Hornets will be staying on the road to face off against the Smithville Tigers at 5:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Caldwell didn't have quite enough to beat Navasota and fell 3-2.
Caldwell started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 13-25, 25-20, 25-18, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Smithville hadn't done well against Giddings recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Smithville came out on top against Giddings by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Smithville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-23, 25-15, 25-16.
Caldwell dropped their record down to 11-27 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Smithville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season.
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