Volleyball Recap: Yorktown Tigers vs. Mt. Vernon Marauders
Yorktown extended their postseason success on Saturday against Mt. Vernon. They came out on top against the Mt. Vernon Marauders by a score of 3-1. The Tigers are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 18 straight.
Yorktown had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-12.
Addi Applegate went supernova for Yorktown, getting 17 digs. Applegate is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Yorktown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive contests.
Despite the defeat, Mt. Vernon had strong showings from Avery Delello, who had 18 digs and two aces, and Aubry Dowling, who had ten digs.
Yorktown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-2 record this season. As for Mt. Vernon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 21-10 record this season.
Yorktown has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Greenfield-Central on the 19th. Mt. Vernon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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