Guntersville waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a set and slipped past the Douglas Eagles 2-1. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Guntersville who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 23-25, 15-12.
Caroline Canady was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had six digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Guntersville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Guntersville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 34-7 record this season. As for Douglas, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Guntersville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat vs. Arab on the 23rd. As for Douglas, they will challenge Kate Duncan Smith DAR at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Douglas has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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