Buckeye waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Youngker Roughriders by a score of 3-1. The Hawks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Roughriders, too.
Buckeye 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, 25-13, 25-22, 25-17.
Jozlyn Dennis was a one-man wrecking crew for Buckeye as she had 27 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Dennis is now averaging an impressive 10.7 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikayla Lee, who had ten digs.
Buckeye was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in three consecutive matches.
Buckeye has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Youngker, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7.
Buckeye will welcome Canyon View at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Canyon View will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Buckeye surely won't give up without a fight. As for Youngker, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Desert Edge at 6:00 p.m.
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