With a playoff game on the line, Mary Walker rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against Waterville/Mansfield by a score of 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Chargers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Mary Walker had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-20, 25-17, 27-25.
Kaylin Gines paced Mary Walker's offense, picking up 35 kills. Gines got some help from
Sydney Zollman and her 41 assists. Gines was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Mary Walker has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to blocks: they averaged an imposing 3.87 blocks in those games compared to only 3.87 in the others. As for Waterville/Mansfield, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Mary Walker wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Wilbur-Creston-Keller on the 13th. Waterville/Mansfield has also already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Liberty Christian on the 14th.
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