Canton waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the White Oak Roughnecks by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Canton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-17, 25-11, 25-19.
Mallory Alexander
| 10/27/25 @ White Oak | 9 |
| 10/21/25 vs Athens | 8 |
| 10/17/25 @ Lindale | 8 |
| 10/14/25 @ Mabank | 7 |
| 10/10/25 vs Van | 8 |
| + 4 more games |
Leading Canton to victory were Peyton Goodon and Mallory Alexander. Goodon had 19 digs and two aces, while Alexander had 21 assists and nine digs. That's the most digs Alexander has posted since back in September.
They weren't the only good servers: Canton was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, White Oak still got an impressive performance from Peyton Thompson, who had 14 digs and one assist.
Canton's win bumped their record up to 29-14. As for White Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 19-19.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Canton will challenge Carthage at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for White Oak, they will face off against Eustace at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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