Dixie hadn't done well against Tri-Village recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Dixie Greyhounds narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Tri-Village Patriots 3-2. For the Greyhounds, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss the Patriots walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (100-89) Dixie actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-17, 13-25, 25-20, 11-25, 15-13.
Tri-Village lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mylee Bierly, who had 27 digs and three aces. Bierly is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Pipenger, who had 17 digs, a kill, and 24 assists.
Dixie's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-12. As for Tri-Village, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.
Dixie will square off against Twin Valley South at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tri-Village does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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