Water Valley and Bronte squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Water Valley had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Bronte Longhorns by a score of 3-2. The Wildcats have struggled against the Longhorns recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Water Valley sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 19-25, 25-16, 18-25, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Water Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matchups.
Water Valley's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 34-7. As for Bronte, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-11 record this season.
Water Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bronte, they will square off against Harrold at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Harrold comes in on four and Bronte on eight.
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