The Triad Knights snuck past the Centralia Orphans with a 2-1 win on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Triad had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 16-25, 25-16, 25-14.
Triad's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Heidi Boehning led the charge by getting 30 assists and five digs. Josie Stottler was another key player, getting 16 digs and five kills.
Several Orphans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Rorie Lambert, who had 14 kills and 10 digs. The team also got some help from Tillie Castleman, who had 20 digs and four assists.
Triad has now won three of their last four games on the road. That's given a healthy boost to their 8-5 record this season. As for Centralia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-8.
Triad didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Belleville East on the 22nd. As for Centralia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Carbondale on the 22nd.
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