Bucklin had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Southwestern Heights Mustangs 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Red Aces, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Bucklin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-17, 25-18.
When it comes to explaining why Southwestern Heights lost, don't look at Juanita Puentes. Despite the final result, she had nine digs and two aces.
Bucklin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Southwestern Heights, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Bucklin will head out to square off against Medicine Lodge at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bucklin is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Southwestern Heights, they will venture away from home to take on Syracuse on Tuesday. Southwestern Heights is facing Syracuse at the right time seeing as Syracuse is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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