It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Winona had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Bismarck Indians 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Winona who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 24-26, 25-12, 22-25, 15-8.
Their offense was headlined by
Taylor Williams and
Sadie Kile, who picked up 23 kills apiece. They got some help from
Lexi Lindsey and her 48 assists.
Bristol Lay controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Despite the loss, Bismarck saw an underclassman step up: freshman Karlee Dickey had 17 digs.
Winona has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 23 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-3-2 record this season. As for Bismarck, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 31-6-1.
Winona will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Jasper at 4:00 p.m. Jasper will roll in looking for their 28th straight win, something Winona surely won't give up without a fight. Bismarck does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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