On Thursday, Spanish Springs faced Carson in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Spanish Springs Cougars came out on top in a nail-biter against the Carson Senators , sneaking past 3-2. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Senators walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (109-98) Spanish Springs actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 16-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-13.
Spanish Springs was led to victory by Gianna Antle and Nora Hunt. Antle had 18 digs and three aces, while Hunt had four digs and 24 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Spanish Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Spanish Springs' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-10. As for Carson, their loss dropped their record down to 13-4.
Spanish Springs will take on Galena at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Carson, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 defeat vs. Bishop Manogue on the 30th.
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