Pine Bluffs won the last time they faced Mitchell, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Pine Bluffs Hornets came out on top against the Mitchell Tigers by a score of 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Pine Bluffs was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Mitchell squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-7.
Pine Bluffs can attribute much of their success to Makenna Thurin, who had seven digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Thurin a new career-high in aces.
Pine Bluffs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 36 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Pine Bluffs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Mitchell, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pine Bluffs will host Kimball at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mitchell, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Morrill at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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