On Saturday, the Vail Christian Saints narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Denver Christian Thunder 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
Vail Christian was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-17, 21-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Vail Christian found their leader in underclassman Sam Bates, who had 12 digs and two aces. Bates is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Hadley Pellegrino and Erika Middel certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Pellegrino had 13 digs, while Middel had 27 digs and a kill.
Vail Christian's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Denver Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-5.
Vail Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Lamar on the 5th. Denver Christian has also already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Pueblo Central on the 5th.
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