Piedmont Hills won the last time they faced Lincoln, and things went their way on Monday too. The Piedmont Hills Pirates had just enough and edged the Lincoln Lions out 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Pirates sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Piedmont Hills wouldn't go down easily and took Lincoln into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-17, 25-16, 23-25, 15-9.
Alina Yin was nothing short of spectacular: she had 18 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Tran, who had 12 digs.
Piedmont Hills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Piedmont Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Lincoln, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 12-9 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Piedmont Hills will take on San Jose at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for San Jose: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Piedmont Hills has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road. As for Lincoln, they will challenge Willow Glen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Willow Glen will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Lincoln surely won't give up without a fight.
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