It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Stockdale had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Jourdanton Indians/Squaws. The victory was familiar territory for the Brahmas who have now won six games in a row.
Stockdale had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-20, 30-28, 25-10.
Leann Wise paced Stockdale's offense, picking up 36 kills. Wise got some help from
Joslynn West and her 48 assists. Wise was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Stockdale is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-12 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hitting percentage: their hitting percentage was 28.7% in those games and 25.1% outside of them. As for Jourdanton, they moved to 31-9 with that loss, which also ended their 14-game winning streak.
Stockdale will venture away from home to face off against Banquete at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Banquete will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Stockdale surely won't give up without a fight. Jourdanton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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