On Friday, Pocatello faced Lakeland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pocatello Thunder had just enough and edged the Lakeland Hawks out 3-2.
Pocatello wouldn't go down easily and took Lakeland into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-13, 25-21, 15-25, 15-10.
Pocatello was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Addy Hocking, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Pocatello is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Lakeland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-7.
Pocatello has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Thunder Ridge on the 5th. As for Lakeland, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Bonneville on the 5th.
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