Angola had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the West Lafayette Red Devils on Saturday. The win was familiar territory for the Hornets who have now won seven matchups in a row.
Angola took West Lafayette into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-18, 25-12, 22-25, 15-11.
Leading Angola to victory were Anna Mcclure and Aspen Sutton. Mcclure had 15 digs, while Sutton had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces Sutton has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Mady Conrad, who had 11 digs.
Angola 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 seven consecutive games.
West Lafayette's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Courtney Gretencord, who had 15 digs and two aces, and Audrey Alexander, who had eight kills, eight digs, and five aces. Alexander is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 12 games she's played.
Angola has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season. As for West Lafayette, they moved to 25-6 with that defeat, which also ended their ten-game winning streak.
After both having extra time off, Angola and Hammond Bishop Noll will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hammond Bishop Noll is coming into the match with seven straight victories on the road, so Angola will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. West Lafayette does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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