After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Creekside, Bartram Trail was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the Mandarin Mustangs 3-2. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Bartram Trail was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Kate Piekarczyk was her usual excellent self, getting 39 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Mandarin lost, don't look at Julia Howard. Despite the final result, she had 21 digs.
Bartram Trail's victory bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Mandarin, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
Bartram Trail will head out to square off against Tocoi Creek at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Mandarin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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