Pepin/Alma waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Blair-Taylor Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for Pepin/Alma, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Pepin/Alma had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-20.
Pepin/Alma was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Blair-Taylor's loss came despite strong showings from Aubrey Beaman and Chloe Medenblik. Beaman had 11 digs and three aces, while Medenblik had 13 kills, ten digs, six aces, and four blocks. That's the most aces Beaman has posted in her last eight contests.
Pepin/Alma has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for Blair-Taylor, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Pepin/Alma will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Osseo-Fairchild at 7:15 p.m. Osseo-Fairchild is coming into the matchup with eight straight defeats on the road, meaning Pepin/Alma will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Blair-Taylor, they will head out to square off against Alma Center Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blair-Taylor is facing Alma Center Lincoln at the right time seeing as Alma Center Lincoln is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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