Mabel-Canton put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Lanesboro Burros. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cougars also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mabel-Canton took every set by at least eight points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-17, 25-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mabel-Canton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Saijal Slafter, who had ten kills and four digs. Slafter is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had eight or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ava Jacobsen, who had six aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mabel-Canton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 14.2.
Mabel-Canton pushed their record up to 13-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lanesboro, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mabel-Canton will welcome Houston at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lanesboro, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Goodhue at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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