The Whitewater Wildcats narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Pike County Pirates 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Whitewater got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-17, 20-25, 15-11.
Lailah Brown paced Whitewater's offense, picking up 15 kills. Brown got some help from Evie Higman and her 19 assists. Matilde Kofoed controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Whitewater is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season. As for Pike County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-6.
Coincidentally, Whitewater and Pike County will both be playing Locust Grove the next time they take the court. The Pirates will host the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Wildcats will play them later in the day, at 6:30 p.m.
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