Muscle Shoals and Athens squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Muscle Shoals had to settle for second. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Athens Golden Eagles. The defeat continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 26-28, 25-14.
Addison Armstrong paced Muscle Shoals' offense, picking up 11 kills. Armstrong got some help from
Chloe Wyatt and her 24 assists.
Athens found their leader in sophomore Kaydence Stewart, who had 20 digs. Those 20 digs set a new season-high mark for Stewart.
Muscle Shoals' loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-16. As for Athens, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 33-13 record this season.
Muscle Shoals wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 defeat against Mountain Brook on the 23rd. Athens has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Jasper on the 23rd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
