On Saturday, the Salt Fork Storm had just enough and edged the Hutsonville/Palestine Tigers out 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Storm.
Salt Fork had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-18, 15-8.
Ava Ringstrom was her usual excellent self, getting seven digs, three aces, and two kills. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Addison Williams, who had 14 digs, three aces, and two kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Salt Fork was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matchups.
Salt Fork pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hutsonville/Palestine, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.
Salt Fork didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss vs. Chrisman on the 28th. Hutsonville/Palestine has also already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Oakwood on the 28th.
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