Wellsboro had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Troy Trojans on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2. For the Hornets, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another two weeks ago.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (106-93) Wellsboro actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-22, 19-25, 9-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Wellsboro got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Taylor Main out in front who had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Main has posted in her last six contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Cruttenden, who had 26 digs and two aces.
Despite the loss, Troy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Haidyn Watson had 17 digs. Those 17 digs set a new season-high mark for Watson.
Wellsboro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Troy, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-3-1.
As of now, neither Wellsboro nor Troy have any future games scheduled.
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