It's playoff time, and Pecatonica had no trouble coming through when it counted. They had just enough and edged out the Southwestern Wildcats 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Vikings have posted since September 6th.
Pecatonica wouldn't go down easily and took Southwestern into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 15-12.
Pecatonica found their leader in freshman Ella Orloff, who had 27 digs.
Despite the loss, Southwestern still got an impressive performance from Destiny Furlong, who had 11 digs.
Pecatonica has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Southwestern, they moved to 15-12 with that loss, which also ended their three-match winning streak.
Pecatonica didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against St. Ambrose Academy on the 1st. Southwestern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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