Volleyball Recap: Nipomo Victorious

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Nipomo had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Reedley Pirates 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Titans have posted since March 11th.

Nipomo took Reedley into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-16, 22-25, 23-25, 15-12.

William Hidinger paced Nipomo's offense, picking up 34 kills. Hidinger got some help from Chase Spicer and his 57 assists. Spicer was also a major player on defense: he and Jude Logue shared the team lead in blocks, finishing with three each.

Despite the loss, Reedley still got an impressive performance from Jose Castaneda-Valle, who had 18 digs and one assist. Castaneda-Valle has been hot, having posted 11 or more digs the last five times he's played.

The victory made it two in a row for Nipomo and bumps their season record up to 21-14. As for Reedley, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-14.

Nipomo wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Righetti on the 13th. Reedley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.