Sale Creek has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Smith County Owls at 7:00 p.m. Sale Creek will be strutting in after a win while Smith County will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Sale Creek had just enough and edged Eagleville out 3-2.
Sale Creek was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-103), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-22, 21-19.
Sale Creek relied on the efforts of Karma Higgins, who had 17 digs, six kills, and a block, and Enslee Norwood, who had 21 kills, 17 digs, and a block. Higgins has been hot recently, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 17 times she's played. Eisa Eilertson was another key player, getting 23 kills and two blocks.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Sale Creek kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Smith County lost 3-0 to East Robertson on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Owls in their matchups with the Indians: they've now lost seven in a row.
Sale Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 38-7 record this season. As for Smith County, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-16.
Sale Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Smith County when the teams last played back in September of 2022, winning 2-0. Will Sale Creek repeat their success, or does Smith County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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