There's no place like home for Philip Simmons, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Timberland Wolves on Tuesday as the Philip Simmons Iron Horses made off with a 3-0 win. The Iron Horses have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wolves, too.
Philip Simmons' got stronger as the match went on, holding Timberland to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-6, 25-5.
Leading Philip Simmons to victory were Maribelle Macatol and Dani Gehringer. Macatol had three digs and three aces, while Gehringer had six aces, four digs, and a kill. That's the most aces Macatol has posted in her last ten matches.
Philip Simmons couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 50.9% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27% earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 39%.
Philip Simmons has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 36-7-2 record this season. As for Timberland, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Philip Simmons will challenge Andrews at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Timberland, they will square off against Cross at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Timberland is facing Cross at the right time seeing as Cross is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
