With a playoff game on the line, Atascadero rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Templeton Eagles 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Greyhounds sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (103-99) Atascadero actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Amanda Torres was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had ten digs.
Atascadero 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 12 aces in seven consecutive games.
Atascadero is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-16 record this season. As for Templeton, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-19.
Atascadero wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Sierra on the 31st. Templeton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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