Pioneer was the 3-2 winner over Leland when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Pioneer Mustangs fell 3-1 to the Leland Chargers on Wednesday.
While Pioneer had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Pioneer still got an impressive performance from Sabrina Carley, who had 12 digs and two aces. Carley is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Even though they lost, Pioneer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Leland can attribute much of their success to Julia Nikolov, who had 16 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Nikolov has posted in her last eight games.
Pioneer's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-7. As for Leland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-12.
Pioneer will challenge Westmont at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Westmont will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Pioneer surely won't give up without a fight. As for Leland, they will face off against Evergreen Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Leland will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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