Bucklin came tearing into Saturday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They won by a set and slipped past the Pawnee Heights Tigers 2-1. The Red Aces have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Bucklin who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 20-25, 25-18.
Karlee Evans paced Bucklin's offense, picking up 14 kills. Evans got some help from
Emmy Kirk and her 37 assists.
Whitney Scott controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Bucklin's win bumped their record up to 20-16. As for Pawnee Heights, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-22.
Bucklin didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Otis-Bison on the 26th. Pawnee Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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