It was a proper cat-fight when Smith-Cotton took on Knob Noster on Tuesday. The Smith-Cotton Tigers put the hurt on the Knob Noster Panthers with a sharp 3-0 victory. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Smith-Cotton took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-15, 25-13.
Piper Cantrell was a one-man wrecking crew for Smith-Cotton as she had 24 digs. Cantrell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Smith-Cotton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Smith-Cotton's record now sits at 20-10-1. As for Knob Noster, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-15-3 record this season.
Smith-Cotton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Knob Noster, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Lexington on the 17th.
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