It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Payson had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Mountain View Bruins 2-1. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Bruins walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (68-67) Payson actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-21, 25-22.
Taryn Wimmer paced Payson's offense, picking up 15 kills. Wimmer got some help from
Quincey Mathews and her 22 assists. Mathews also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Averie Roundy, racking up two apiece.
Payson has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season. As for Mountain View, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-16.
Payson wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Crimson Cliffs on the 2nd. Mountain View does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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