Volleyball Recap: Ponder Finds Playoff Glory Versus Life Oak Cliff + How To Watch

It's playoff time, and Ponder had no trouble coming through when it counted. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Life Oak Cliff on Thursday.

Taelynn Harrison

Serving Aces (Career)

10/30/25 vs Life Oak Cliff	5
10/21/25 @ Callisburg	2
08/23/25 vs Godley	2
08/23/25 vs Alvord	2
08/14/25 vs South Hills	2

Ponder can attribute much of their success to Taelynn Harrison, who had five aces and four digs. Those five aces gave Harrison a new career-high. Makaylee Ruiz was another key player, getting four digs and two aces.

They weren't the only good servers: Ponder was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.

Ponder has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-12 record this season. As for Life Oak Cliff, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.

Ponder has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Commerce on the 4th. Life Oak Cliff does not have any more games scheduled as of now.