On Saturday, the Whitney Wildcats narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Liberty Ranch Hawks 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Whitney had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Leading Whitney to victory were Kailani Lendahl and Kapri Orteza. Lendahl had 18 digs, while Orteza had four digs and 14 assists.
Despite the defeat, Liberty Ranch saw an underclassman step up: Maritza Arevalo had six digs and three aces. Arevalo is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Whitney's win bumped their record up to 11-16. As for Liberty Ranch, the loss snapped their winning streak at 13 games and leaves them with a 24-3 record.
Whitney didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Vanden on the 5th. As for Liberty Ranch, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat against Northgate on the 5th.
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