Wellsville waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Cardinal Huskies out 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Wellsville who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 21-25, 25-17, 22-25, 15-9.
Wellsville was led to victory by Myleigh Jackson and Olivia Edison. Jackson had 17 digs and four aces, while Edison had 11 digs. Jackson has been hot , having posted two or more aces the last six times she's played.
Wellsville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why Cardinal lost, don't look at Adelyn Grant. Despite the final result, she had 30 digs.
Wellsville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Cardinal, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-11.
Wellsville will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against St. Paul at 2:00 p.m. St. Paul will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Wellsville surely won't give up without a fight. Cardinal does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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