Goreville won the last time they faced Anna-Jonesboro, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Goreville Blackcats skirted past the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blackcats.
Goreville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-19.
Tilly Stewart paced Goreville's offense, picking up ten kills. Stewart got some help from
Kaydence Albright and her 21 assists. Stewart was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Despite the loss, Anna-Jonesboro still got an impressive performance from Kenzie Stover, who had 27 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Stover a new career-high in aces. Brinley Corbit was another key player, getting three aces, two kills, and 28 assists.
Goreville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-10. As for Anna-Jonesboro, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 15 of their last 18 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-20-2 record this season.
As of now, neither Goreville nor Anna-Jonesboro have any future games scheduled.
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