After losing to Christ the King the last time they met, Pine Lake Prep decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Pine Lake Prep Pride won by a set and slipped past the Christ the King Crusaders 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pride.
Pine Lake Prep wouldn't go down easily and took Christ the King into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-23, 16-25, 25-18, 15-6.
Pine Lake Prep found their leader in underclassman Anshita Bhunia, who had 12 digs. Those 12 digs set a new season-high mark for Bhunia. Another player making a difference was Kate Craver, who had 11 digs.
Pine Lake Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why Christ the King lost on Tuesday, don't look at Madeline Ford. Despite the final result, she had ten digs.
Pine Lake Prep is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Christ the King, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8.
Pine Lake Prep has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Community School of Davidson on the 16th. Christ the King does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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