With a playoff game on the line, Melba rose to the challenge on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Malad Dragons out 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on 12 straight.
Melba wouldn't go down easily and took Malad into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 15-9.
Tariah Carter paced Melba's offense, picking up 37 kills. Carter got some help from
Ellie Johnson and her 57 assists.
Joelle Kelly controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Melba has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-4-2 record this season. As for Malad, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 20 games and leaves them with a 26-7 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Melba beat Malad by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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