Smith-Cotton came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Boonville Pirates. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Smith-Cotton was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 25-14.
Avery Case paced Smith-Cotton's offense, picking up ten kills. Case got some help from Taylor Pinkel and her 14 assists. Tessa Martin controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Boonville was led to victory by Addison Johnson and Mabry Caton. Johnson had 13 digs, while Caton had 21 assists and 13 digs. Caton is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in each of the last 32 games she's played dating back to last season. Delaney Rowlett also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Smith-Cotton has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-19-3 record this season. As for Boonville, they pushed their record up to 19-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
As of now, neither Smith-Cotton nor the Pirates have any future games scheduled.
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