Madisonville had already won ten in a row and they went ahead and made it 11 on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Bullard Panthers out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Mustangs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Madisonville 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 21-25, 14-25, 25-13, 25-23, 15-11.
Among those leading the charge was Arianna Leveston, who had eight digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Short, who had 12 digs.
Bullard's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Dakota Payne, who had 19 digs, and Kalia Andres, who had 22 kills and 22 digs. Andres is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Avery Fussell, who had 11 digs.
Madisonville's win was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 29-8. As for Bullard, the loss snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 16-17 record.
Madisonville will square off against Hudson at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Bullard, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withPalestine at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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