It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pioneer can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Liberty Hill Panthers on Monday. The Diamondbacks' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Pioneer started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-8, 25-15.
Scarlet Verjel paced Pioneer's offense, picking up 15 kills. Verjel got some help from
Hailey Botello and her 34 assists. Verjel was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Pioneer's loss dropped their record down to 31-9. As for Liberty Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 41-8 record this season.
As of now, neither Pioneer nor Liberty Hill have any future games scheduled.
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