It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Desert had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Lee Vining Tigers. The Scorpions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
Desert was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-10, 23-25, 25-17.
Danica Navarres was nothing short of spectacular: she had 21 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Desert was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive contests.
Despite the defeat, Lee Vining saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ember Eilts had 13 kills and three aces. Melissa Velez was another key player, getting four aces and three kills.
Desert's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-16. As for Lee Vining, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-13-1 record.
Desert wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Woodlake on the 31st. Lee Vining does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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