Tehachapi proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a set and slipped past the Exeter Monarchs 2-1. This was payback for the Warriors, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Tehachapi who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 15-11.
Lilyana Bundt paced Tehachapi's offense, picking up ten kills. Bundt got some help from Lola Napier and her 18 assists. Napier was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
The win got Tehachapi back to even at 7-7. As for Exeter, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
Tehachapi wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory against Mission Oak on the 12th. As for Exeter, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Redwood on the 12th.
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