With a playoff game on the line, Vandegrift rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Canyon Cougars by a score of 3-1. The victory was familiar territory for the Vipers who have now won eight games in a row.
Vandegrift had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-13.
Jenna Hehman paced Vandegrift's offense, picking up 21 kills. Hehman got some help from
Ava Carrasquillo and her 37 assists. Finally,
Audrey Hedlund kept Vandegrift's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Canyon's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Emily Muecke, who had eight digs, and Marlee Lightsey, who had 22 digs and 15 kills. Lightsey has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 69 times she's played.
Vandegrift has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 32-14 record this season. As for Canyon, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 33-14 record.
Vandegrift didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Harlan on the 15th. Canyon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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