Skyline won the last time they faced Ash Grove, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Skyline Tigers had just enough and edged the Ash Grove Pirates out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Skyline got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 24-26, 25-17, 11-25, 15-5.
Autumn Baldwin paced Skyline's offense, picking up 12 kills. Baldwin got some help from
Leslie Caselman and her 29 assists.
Tymber Pinon controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
When it comes to explaining why Ash Grove lost, don't look at Kaitlyn Stafford. Despite the final result, she had 32 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Stafford has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Schindler, who had 18 digs.
Skyline now has a winning record of 14-13-3. As for Ash Grove, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12-3 record this season.
Skyline has already played their next matchup, a 1-1 draw against Versailles on the 19th. As for Ash Grove, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Billings on the 19th.
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