South waltzed into their contest on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Smoky Valley Vikings out 2-1. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-23), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was South who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 19-25, 25-20.
South has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Smoky Valley, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Beloit the next time they take the court. Smoky Valley will head out to face Beloit at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, while South will play them later in the day, at 9:00 a.m.
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