Sterling entered their tilt with Alleman on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Alleman Pioneers. The Golden Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Pioneers, too.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Sterling who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 23-25, 25-23.
Alleman lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Megan Hulke, who had nine kills, nine digs, two aces, and two aces. That's the most aces Hulke has posted in her last four contests. Another player making a difference was Ashley Wood, who had 14 digs, eight kills, and eight kills.
Sterling's victory bumped their record up to 10-4-2. As for Alleman, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Sterling didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 1-1 tie vs. Hall on the 28th. As for Alleman, they will challenge Morrison at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Morrison is coming into the match with six straight defeats at home, meaning Alleman will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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