With a playoff game on the line, Midtown rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Starr's Mill Panthers.
Midtown had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-17.
Lucia Olivera was the offensive standout of the match as she had eight digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Midtown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why Starr's Mill lost, don't look at Sophia Olson. Despite the final result, she had 19 digs.
Midtown is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-9 record this season. As for Starr's Mill, their loss dropped their record down to 24-20.
Midtown will head out to challenge Cartersville at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cartersville is coming into the matchup with five straight wins at home, so Midtown will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Starr's Mill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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