Lauderdale County had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Central Wildcats out 2-1. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Lauderdale County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 15-7.
Lauderdale County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season. As for Central, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 34-10 record.
Lauderdale County will square off against Athens at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Athens is coming into the contest with nine straight wins at home, so Lauderdale County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Central has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Mars Hill Bible on the 5th.
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