It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Dakota Valley had no problem doing just that on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Dakota Valley was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (110-103), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 28-26, 25-20, 15-25, 16-14.
Leading Dakota Valley to victory were Coryn Kimbell and Samantha Kimbell. Coryn had 11 digs, while Samantha had 14 digs, six kills, and a block. Samantha has been hot , having posted six or more kills the last seven times she's played.
Dakota Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are 9-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Dakota Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-5 record this season. As for Sioux Falls Christian, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 25-14.
Dakota Valley has already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Dell Rapids on the 23rd. As for Sioux Falls Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Hamlin on the 23rd.
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