With a playoff game on the line, Royall rose to the challenge on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the De Soto Pirates 3-2.
Royall wouldn't go down easily and took De Soto into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 26-28, 21-25, 15-11.
Bria Gruen paced Royall's offense, picking up 28 kills. Gruen got some help from
Elizabeth Klipstein and her 58 assists.
Aunika Wopat controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Royall is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-16 record this season. As for De Soto, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-11 record.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withHighland at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. They are coming into the matchup with ten straight wins at home, so Royall will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. De Soto does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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