With a playoff game on the line, Pine Bluffs rose to the challenge on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Sundance Bulldogs 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Pine Bluffs had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 14-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-12.
Pine Bluffs kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sundance only had a.
Despite the loss, Sundance had strong showings from Blakely Gill, who had 37 digs, and Karly Marchant, who had 15 digs. Gill is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 15 games she's played.
Pine Bluffs has been performing well recently as they've won 18 of their last 22 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. As for Sundance, they dropped their record down to 16-15-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Pine Bluffs will square off against Hot Springs County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sundance has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Moorcroft on the 2nd.
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