Vanden and Pioneer met for a duel on Wednesday where Vanden prevailed. The Vanden Vikings walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Pioneer Patriots. The Vikings have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Patriots, too.
Vanden 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 13-25, 25-23, 25-11, 25-18.
Vanden was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive games.
Vanden has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Pioneer, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-17 record this season.
Vanden has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against West Valley on the 19th. As for Pioneer, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Dixon on the 18th.
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