Crawfordsville and Southmont are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Crawfordsville Athenians will square off against the Southmont Mounties at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crawfordsville will be strutting in after a win while Southmont will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Crawfordsville got the win against North Montgomery by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Athenians.
A big factor in the win was Crawfordsville's feisty defense: they held North Montgomery to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-23, 25-16.
Crawfordsville relied on the efforts of Claire Peacock, who hit 100% for six killsseven digs, two blocks, and two aces, and Ellie Walker, who had four digs and two aces. That's the most blocks Peacock has posted since back in August.
Crawfordsville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Southmont lost 3-0 to Lebanon on Wednesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-20, 25-17.
Crawfordsville's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Southmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Crawfordsville was able to grind out a solid win over Southmont in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Does Crawfordsville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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