Patton typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Polk County proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Patton Panthers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolverines.
Polk County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-22.
Polk County was led to victory by Charley Dusenbury and Aslyn Scruggs. Dusenbury had nine digs and 20 assists, while Scruggs had seven digs and three aces. Dusenbury is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 11 or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season.
Polk County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Patton lost, don't look at Carly Setterlind. Despite the final result, she had 16 digs.
Polk County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Patton, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4.
Polk County will take on Hendersonville at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Patton, they will square off against Draughn at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Draughn will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Patton surely won't give up without a fight.
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