Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Pinnacle walked away with it. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Sunnyslope Vikings on Thursday. For the Pioneers, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 victory the Vikings walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2024.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (93-86) Pinnacle actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 10-25, 25-21, 26-24.
Kate Hayes
| 11/06/25 @ Sunnyslope | 11 |
| 11/04/25 vs Westwood | 5 |
| 10/29/25 vs Liberty | 10 |
| 10/27/25 @ Mountain Ridge | 7 |
| 10/23/25 @ O'Connor | 7 |
| + 2 more games |
Pinnacle was led to victory by Kennedy Melashenko and Kate Hayes. Melashenko had nine digs and one assist, while Hayes had 11 kills and 11 digs. That's the most digs Hayes has posted over her last seven matchups.
Lilli Schmitt and Lainey Johnson certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Schmitt had 39 assists and seven digs, while Johnson had 16 digs and two aces. Schmitt has been hot, having posted 20 or more assists the last five times she's played.
Pinnacle is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season. As for Sunnyslope, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-14.
Pinnacle has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Hamilton on the 10th. Sunnyslope does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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