On Saturday, Crook County faced Valley Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Crook County Cowboys sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Valley Catholic Valiants. This was payback for the Cowboys, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Crook County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Leading Crook County to victory were Kendall Martinez and Cameryn Jeppson. Martinez had ten digs, while Jeppson had seven digs. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Crook County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4-1 record this season. As for Valley Catholic, they moved to 12-2 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Crook County has already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against West Linn on the 12th. As for Valley Catholic, they will welcome Portland Adventist Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley Catholic will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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