South won the last time they faced Abilene, and things went their way on Thursday too. The South Cougars came out on top in a nail-biter against the Abilene Cowboys , sneaking past 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day South got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 20-25, 25-20.
South had a senior duo take command as Sadie Xaysongkham had 14 digs and three aces and Morgan Janousek had 15 digs. Those three aces set a new season-high mark for Xaysongkham.
Despite the loss, Abilene still got an impressive performance from Reese Mccullough, who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Mccullough has posted in her last ten games.
South's win bumped their record up to 15-10. As for Abilene, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season.
South has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Valley Center on the 8th. As for Abilene, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Liberal on the 3rd.
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