Turner hadn't done well against Big Foot recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Turner Trojans won by a set and slipped past the Big Foot Chiefs 3-2. This was payback for the Trojans, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Turner was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 22-25, 16-25, 25-22, 15-4.
Turner was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 9.2.
Despite the loss, Big Foot still got an impressive performance from Annabelle Pearce, who had 15 digs.
Turner's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Big Foot, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-8.
Turner is taking a road trip to face off against Brodhead at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Big Foot, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 loss vs. Elkhorn on the 28th.
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