The Cherokee Braves will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Robbinsville Black Knights at 6:00 p.m. Cherokee will be strutting in after a win while Robbinsville will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Cherokee got the win against Murphy by a conclusive 3-0.
Cherokee was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-17.
Cherokee's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lilly Lossiah led the charge by getting six digs, three aces, and two kills. That's the most aces Lossiah has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Davis, who had ten kills, five digs, two blocks, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Cherokee 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 five aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Robbinsville came up short against Swain County on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Black Knights haven't had much luck with the Maroon Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Robbinsville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-20, 25-16, 26-24.
Cherokee pushed their record up to 18-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Robbinsville, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.
Cherokee took their win against Robbinsville in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cherokee since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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