Bentonville extended their postseason success on Thursday against Southside. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Southside Mavericks 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Bentonville 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 25-20, 25-27, 22-25, 25-23, 15-7.
Adalynn Bollinger was nothing short of spectacular: she had 27 digs.
Bentonville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why Southside lost, don't look at Ella Shelby. Despite the final result, she had 33 digs. Shelby is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last eight games she's played.
Bentonville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. As for Southside, they moved to 29-6 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Bentonville has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Conway on the 2nd. Southside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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