It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but South had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Centennial Huskies , sneaking past 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Spartans who have now won ten matchups in a row.
South had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-7.
South was led to victory by Kaya Laulusa and Sarah Hom. Laulusa had four digs and 25 assists, while Hom had 16 digs, 14 kills, and five aces. That's the most aces Hom has posted since back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Centennial lost, don't look at Mckenna Giles. Despite the final result, she had 12 digs. Giles has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last five times she's played.
South is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 30-9 record this season. As for Centennial, they moved to 24-8 with that defeat, which also ended their 14-game winning streak.
South has already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Etiwanda on the 30th. Centennial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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