While Whitfield's victory against Bayless wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Warriors skirted past the Bronchos 3-2. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Bronchos recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Whitfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-12, 15-12.
Whitfield can attribute much of their success to Cooper Pinkley, who had 11 digs and four assists. Those four assists gave Pinkley a new career-high. Ben Whiat also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Warriors
| 04/17/25 vs Bayless | 3-2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Collegiate Medicine & Bioscience | 3-0 |
| 04/30/24 vs Lutheran South | 3-2 |
| 04/26/24 vs Duchesne | 3-0 |
| 04/22/24 vs Holt | 3-0 |
| + 2 more games |
Whitfield's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-5-1. As for Bayless, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Whitfield will welcome Alton at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Bayless, they will host St. Mary's at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. The Bronchos are facing the Dragons at the right time seeing as the Dragons are stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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