It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but McMichael had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the West Stanly Colts out 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Phoenix sure are getting used to it with their 14th in a row.
McMichael wouldn't go down easily and took West Stanly into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-22, 21-25, 20-25, 15-9.
McMichael was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, West Stanly still got an impressive performance from Rory Huneycutt, who hit 65.5% for 19 kills and nine digs, five blocks, and two aces. The last time Huneycutt's hitting percentage was this high was back in September.
McMichael pushed their record up to 28-2 with the win, which was their 27th straight at home dating back to last season. As for West Stanly, they moved to 25-3 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
McMichael has already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against North Stanly on the 31st. West Stanly does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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