Volleyball Recap: Pocatello Thunder vs. Highland Rams
There's no place like home for Pocatello, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Highland Rams on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Thunder, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Pocatello got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 32-30, 22-25, 25-22, 26-24.
Pocatello was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Several Rams players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Amaree Pongah, who had 22 digs. With that strong performance, Pongah is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayda Ward, who had 13 digs and 16 assists.
Pocatello pushed their record up to 19-8 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-16-1.
Pocatello will host Century at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Highland, they will head out to take on Madison at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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