Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Jonathan Alder walked away with it. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Dover Crimson Tornadoes on Thursday. The Pioneers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Crimson Tornadoes, too.
Ali Hayes paced Jonathan Alder's offense, picking up 15 kills. Hayes got some help from Kacey Anderson and her 23 assists. Hayes was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Despite the loss, Dover still got an impressive performance from Chera Schmidt, who had 18 digs and two aces. Schmidt has been hot, having posted 13 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Pioneers
| 10/30/25 vs Dover | 3-1 |
| 10/25/25 vs Bishop Hartley | 3-0 |
| 10/20/25 vs Bishop Watterson | 3-0 |
| 10/16/25 vs South | 3-0 |
| 10/09/25 @ Tecumseh | 3-0 |
| 10/07/25 vs London | 3-1 |
The victory (which was Jonathan Alder's sixth in a row) raised their record to 24-2. As for Dover, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 14 matches and leaves them with a 23-3 record.
Jonathan Alder didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Bloom-Carroll on the 1st. Dover does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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