Knob Noster has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges the Smith-Cotton Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Knob Noster is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 23rd on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to Bolivar.
Knob Noster was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-16, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Smith-Cotton came up short against Capital City on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 25-13, 25-19.
Smith-Cotton might have lost, but man, Piper Cantrell was a machine: she had 28 digs. Cantrell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Smith-Cotton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Knob Noster now has a losing record at 12-13-3. As for Smith-Cotton, their loss dropped their record down to 18-10-1.
Knob Noster came out on top in a nail-biter against Smith-Cotton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cantrell, who had 37 digs and six aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Knob Noster still be able to contain Cantrell? There's only one way to find out.
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