The Smith-Cotton Tigers were able to grind out a solid victory over the Camdenton Lakers on Thursday, taking the match 3-1.
The win didn't come easy: Camdenton scored at least 19 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 25-19.
Smith-Cotton was led to victory by Avery Case and Maddie Wright. Case had 18 digs, 13 kills, and a solo block, while Wright had 24 digs and four aces. Grace Homan was another key player, getting 19 assists, seven kills, three digs, and two aces.
The loss wasn't for lack of effort from Olivia Emry, who prevented things from getting worse by getting 37 assists, 14 digs, two solo blocks, and two aces. Another player making a difference was Ella Hulett, who had 12 digs, six kills, four aces, and a solo block.
Smith-Cotton has now won six of their last seven games at home. That's given a healthy boost to their 9-13-4 record this season. As for Camdenton, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last 11 contests. That's taken a bite out of their 3-15-1 record this season.
Smith-Cotton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Battle on the 5th. As for Camdenton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Mt. Vernon on the 3rd.
