It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Southmont had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the South Putnam Eagles by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Mounties also won the last time the pair played on October 2nd.
Southmont had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-13.
Kendall Priebe was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 17 digs.
Southmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive games.
Southmont is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-12 record this season. As for South Putnam, their loss dropped their record down to 11-15.
Southmont has already played their next match, a 3-1 win against North Putnam on the 19th. South Putnam does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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