Volleyball Recap: Dakota Valley Panthers vs. Sioux Falls Christian Chargers
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Dakota Valley had no problem doing just that on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Dakota Valley was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (110-103), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 28-26, 25-20, 15-25, 16-14.
Leading Dakota Valley to victory were Coryn Kimbell and Samantha Kimbell. Coryn had 11 digs, while Samantha had 14 digs, six kills, and a block. Samantha has been hot , having posted six or more kills the last seven times she's played.
Dakota Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are 9-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Dakota Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-5 record this season. As for Sioux Falls Christian, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 25-14.
Dakota Valley has already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Dell Rapids on the 23rd. As for Sioux Falls Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Hamlin on the 23rd.
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