Washburn had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They came out on top against the Greenback Cherokees by a score of 3-1. The Pirates have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cherokees, too.
Washburn walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 17-25, 25-17, 25-15.
Leading Washburn to victory were Jada Tooley and Abigail Epperson. Tooley had 15 digs, while Epperson had 15 digs, 12 kills, two aces, and two aces. Epperson is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Washburn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 23.2.
Washburn is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-14 record this season. As for Greenback, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-10 record.
Washburn will challenge Union County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Greenback does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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