After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Santa Fe, Wellington-Napoleon was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Orrick Bearcats out 3-2. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bearcats, too.
Wellington-Napoleon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-10, 15-8.
Wellington-Napoleon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Wellington-Napoleon's record now sits at 5-13-1. As for Orrick, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-13 record.
Wellington-Napoleon will square off against Lone Jack at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Orrick, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Concordia at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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