After losing to Gainesville the last time they met, Patriot decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Patriot Pioneers came out on top against the Gainesville Cardinals by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Patriot 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 18-25, 27-25, 25-13, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Ashley Bowman, who had 15 digs.
Patriot was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matchups.
Patriot has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Gainesville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 15-6 record.
Patriot will head out to face off against Battlefield at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Battlefield will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Patriot surely won't give up without a fight. Gainesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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