Crawfordsville won the last time they faced North Montgomery, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Crawfordsville Athenians blew past the North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Athenians.
A big factor in the win was Crawfordsville's feisty defense: they held North Montgomery to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-23, 25-16.
Crawfordsville was led to victory by Claire Peacock and Ellie Walker. Peacock hit 100% for six killsseven digs, two blocks, and two blocks, while Walker had four digs and two aces. Peacock is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Crawfordsville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, North Montgomery still got an impressive performance from Ayden Braun, who had ten digs.
Crawfordsville's win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for North Montgomery, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Crawfordsville will take on University at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for North Montgomery, their road trip will continue as they head out to face West Vigo at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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