Philip Barbour had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They skirted past the Oak Glen Golden Bears 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Colts sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Philip Barbour was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-97), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 13-25, 25-21, 19-25, 15-12.
Mackenna Halfin paced Philip Barbour's offense, picking up 25 kills. Halfin got some help from
Finley Carpenter and her 24 assists. Finally, Halfin was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high four blocks.
When it comes to explaining why Oak Glen lost on Thursday, don't look at Addison Smith. Despite the final result, she had 20 digs. Tia Vick was another key player, getting six digs and two aces.
Philip Barbour has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 43-13-2 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hitting percentage: their hitting percentage was 33.7% in those games and 22.4% outside of them. As for Oak Glen, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 28-8-3 record.
As of now, neither Philip Barbour nor Oak Glen have any future games scheduled.
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