It was close, but on Monday the Plainview Pirates sidestepped the Leigh Panthers for a 2-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Plainview got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 14-25, 25-21.
Plainview's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kenadee Doerr led the charge by getting 22 assists and 12 digs. The team also got some help from Pressley Alexander, who had 16 digs and five kills.
Leigh's loss wasn't for lack of effort from Vylet Hollatz: she had 31 digs, nine kills, and two aces in a losing cause. Reese Wietfeld was another key player, getting 21 assists and 14 digs.
The victory improved Plainview's record to 2-0. As for Leigh, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Plainview didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Stanton on the 31st. As for Leigh, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Madison on the 1st.
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