On Saturday, the East Coweta Indians had just enough and edged the South Effingham Mustangs out 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was East Coweta who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 23-25, 17-15.
East Coweta's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jemison Hawkins led the charge by getting nine digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Hawkins a new career-high in aces. Abbryella Carey was another key player, getting 11 digs.
East Coweta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Effingham only served an.
East Coweta has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-14 record this season. As for South Effingham, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 11-11 record.
East Coweta will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Jackson County at 11:15 a.m. As for South Effingham, they will face off against St. Francis at 10:10 a.m. on Saturday. South Effingham is facing St. Francis at the right time seeing as St. Francis is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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