If Pioneer was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Sacramento last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pioneer Patriots came up short against the Vacaville Bulldogs on Monday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
While Pioneer was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-22, 25-17.
Pioneer's loss came despite strong showings from Layla Medalle and Mia Gill. Medalle had 11 digs, while Gill had 11 digs, four aces, and two kills. The dominant performance gave Gill a new career-high in aces.
Leading Vacaville to victory were Riley Van Pelt and Scarlett Scott. Van Pelt had six digs and two aces, while Scott had three digs.
Pioneer's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Vacaville, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-3.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Vanden the next time they take the court. Vacaville will host Vanden at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Pioneer will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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