Fort Payne waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They won by a set and slipped past the Cherokee County Warriors 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Wildcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Fort Payne got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 24-26, 16-14.
Fort Payne has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-14 record this season. As for Cherokee County, their loss dropped their record down to 25-8.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Oneonta the next time they take the court. Fort Payne will host Oneonta at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Cherokee County will play them later in the day, at 5:00 p.m.
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