If Ray wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Superior, they should've done a better job of containing Stephanie Lopez. The Superior Panthers narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Ray Bearcats 3-2 thanks in part to Lopez, who had seven aces and five digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Superior wouldn't go down easily and took Ray into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-23, 25-27, 23-25, 15-12.
Superior's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Barbie Ybarra led the charge by getting ten digs.
Superior was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Superior's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Ray, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season.
Superior has already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against Patagonia on the 19th. As for Ray, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Fort Thomas on the 22nd.
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