After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bear Lake, Snake River was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Preston Indians 3-2. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Indians, too.
Snake River was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-27, 24-26, 25-19, 15-9.
Snake River found their leader in underclassman Emma Cook, who had 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Cook has posted in her last eight contests.
Snake River kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least ten blocks in four consecutive matchups.
Snake River's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Preston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-7.
Snake River didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Marsh Valley on the 15th. Preston has also already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against Century on the 15th.
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