Bluffton had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Van Buren Black Knights. The Pirates have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Black Knights, too.
Bluffton walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-21, 25-10, 20-25, 25-16.
Bluffton was led to victory by Avery Talavinia and Karlie Lora. Talavinia had eight digs and two aces, while Lora had 12 digs and ten kills. Lora is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Bailey Lance and Lily Grine certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Lance had 16 digs, while Grine had 13 digs. What's more, Grine also racked up no aces, the mostshe's had in her last three games.
Bluffton pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Van Buren, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Bluffton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Van Buren, they will challenge Columbus Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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