The St. Elmo-Brownstown Lady Eagles were able to overcome a slow start to come away with a thrilling three set win over the South Central Lady Cougars 11-25, 25-17, 29-27 on Thursday night. The Lady Cougars jumped out to an early 6-0 lead and carried that momentum into a 25-11 set victory. The Lady Eagles responded by starting the second set with an 8-3 lead and went on an 11-4 run to extend their lead to 19-7. South Central attempted to chip away at the deficit, going on a 10-6 run, but it was enough for SEB to secure the 25-17 set win. The Lady Eagles carried over the momentum into the third set jumping out to a 13-8 lead and extended it to 19-10. The Lady Cougars wouldn’t go away quietly going on a 9-0 run to tie the set at 19-19. From there the two teams traded points but SEB was able to string together a pair of kills securing the 29-27 set and match win. SEB is now 4-1 on the season and 1-0 in the NTC. The Lady Eagles will be on the road on Saturday, taking on Wayne City and Cobden in the Wayne City Round Robin. South Central is now 5-2 on the season and 0-2 in the NTC. The Lady Cougars will be on the road next Thursday to take on Dieterich in an NTC Matchup.
SEB Statistics:
Peyton Barker – 8 Kills, 4 Aces, 1 Block, 11 Digs, 1 Assist
Madi Miller – 6 Kills, 1 Ace, 2 Blocks, 3 Digs
Ariana Kistler – 4 Kills, 2 Blocks, 1 Dig
Jenna Forbes – 2 Kills, 1 Block, 3 Digs
Chloe Austin – 1 Kill, 2 Aces, 1 Block, 4 Digs, 1 Assist
Izzy Orr – 1 Ace, 2 Digs
Addison Koonce – 1 Block, 8 Digs, 17 Assists
Sky Goldsborough – 6 Digs
South Central Statistics:
Sophie Wodtka – 14 assists, 3 kills, 2 aces
Bailey Wodtka – 6 kills
Maddie Peddicord – 3 kills
Mya Schaal – 10 kills, 1 ace, 3 blocks
Kennah Hiestand – 7 kills, 2 blocks
River Yingst – 9 assists, 2 blocks
Annie Ruholl – 4 aces
Lorelai Rose – 3 aces
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