08/21/25 - Away | 3-0 W |
08/22/24 - Home | 2-3 L |
08/17/23 - Away | 3-0 W |
08/18/22 - Home | 0-3 L |
08/19/21 - Away | 1-3 L |
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For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Greencastle and Crawfordsville meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Tiger Cubs put the hurt on the Athenians with a sharp 3-0 win. This was payback for the Tiger Cubs, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
One reason for the win was Greencastle's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19, 25-12.
Sophia Gooch paced Greencastle's offense, picking up 12 kills. Gooch got some help from Allie Landry and her 24 assists. Landry was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Crawfordsville lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Claire Peacock, who had 22 digs and one block. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in each of the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season.
The victory got Greencastle back to even at 1-1. As for Crawfordsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Looking ahead, Greencastle will venture away from home to take on Southmont at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Crawfordsville, they will take on Columbus North in a tournament on Saturday.
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