North Fork proved they can win big on Friday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers 3-2.
North Fork was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-101), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Laynee Zeldenthuis paced North Fork's offense, picking up 12 kills. Zeldenthuis got some help from Saydee Allen and her 36 assists. Evie DeTienne controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
When it comes to explaining why Montezuma-Cortez lost, don't look at Aubrie Matthias. Despite the final result, she had 16 digs and two aces. Mikayla Pena was another key player, getting nine digs and three aces.
North Fork has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Montezuma-Cortez, they dropped their record down to 11-12 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
North Fork has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Grand Valley on the 24th. Montezuma-Cortez does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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