Smithville and Navasota are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Smithville Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Navasota Rattlers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Navasota took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Smithville, who comes in off a win.
Smithville will bounce into Friday's match after beating Caldwell, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Smithville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Caldwell on Tuesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Smithville was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 22-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Kaycee Nutt had an outrageously good game as she had 26 digs.
Smithville couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.3% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September.
Meanwhile, Navasota was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Bellville, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-4, 25-6.
Smithville's win bumped their record up to 12-18. As for Navasota, their loss dropped their record down to 13-21.
Smithville was able to grind out a solid victory over Navasota in their previous meeting on October 8th, winning 3-1. Will Smithville repeat their success, or does Navasota have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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