Curlew waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Republic Tigers. This was payback for the Cougars, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Curlew had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-19.
Ellie Calhoun was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 26 assists.
Curlew was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Curlew's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. As for Republic, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges Columbia at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Curlew is facing Columbia at the right time seeing as Columbia is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Republic, they will venture away from home to square off against Inchelium at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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