With a playoff game on the line, Millard West rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Millard North Mustangs. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in October.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Millard West who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 18-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-11.
Hayden Hart paced Millard West's offense, picking up 20 kills. Hart got some help from
Ava Waters and her 53 assists. Hart was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Despite the loss, Millard North still got an impressive performance from Kenzie Kucks, who had 30 digs and two aces. Kucks is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played. Ali Scheef was another key player, getting eight digs and two aces.
Millard West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Millard North, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 17-15.
As of now, neither Millard West nor Millard North have any future games scheduled.
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