It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Plains had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Ysleta Indians. The Wolves are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 11 straight.
One reason for the win was West Plains' just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-13.
Aaniyah Kitchen paced West Plains' offense, picking up 11 kills. Kitchen got some help from
CC Murillo and her 20 assists. Finally,
Kynzie Ward kept West Plains' defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Ysleta's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sadie Solis, who had 14 digs, and Abby Martinez, who had 17 digs and eight kills. Martinez has been hot for a while, having posted seven or more kills the last 19 times she's played.
West Plains has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 30-11 record this season. As for Ysleta, with the loss, they broke their 11-game winning streak and moved their record to 21-14.
West Plains has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Stephenville on the 11th. Ysleta does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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