Perkins's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Sandusky Blue Streaks. The win was some much needed relief for the Pirates as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Perkins was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-17, 25-23, 26-24.
Perkins was led to victory by Avery Maldonado and Olivia Hartung. Maldonado had seven digs and four aces, while Hartung had 20 digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Maldonado a new career-high in aces.
Perkins was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Perkins' victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7. As for Sandusky, they dropped their record down to 4-4 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Perkins is on the road again on Saturday to play Edison at 9:00 a.m. Perkins is facing Edison at the right time seeing as Edison is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Sandusky, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Start at 9:00 a.m. Sandusky will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Start will have lost six straight heading into Saturday's match.
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