The Canton Eagles made easy work of the Mabank Panthers on Friday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Canton got stronger as the match went on, holding Mabank to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-18, 25-12.
Leighton Helm paced Canton's offense, picking up eight kills. Helm got some help from Annie Berendzen and her 26 assists. Addison Capps controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Kendal Woods stepped up in the loss, getting seven kills, seven digs, and three aces. Another player making a difference was Khilyn Wilkinson, who had eight digs and three assists.
Canton has now won 14 of their last 17 games at home. That leaves them at a 14-18 record this season. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-3 Athens and 7-16 Mabank (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 31.7% over those games). As for Mabank, they have now lost 11 of their last 12 games on the road. That gives them a 13-13 record this season.
Canton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Van on the 15th. As for Mabank, they have also already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Lindale on the 15th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
