There's no place like home for Arkansas City, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Ponca City Wildcats 3-2. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wildcats, too.
Arkansas City was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-102), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-22, 25-21, 19-25, 15-12.
Arkansas City was led to victory by Ashlee Broce and Savannah Phillips. Broce had 11 digs, while Phillips had 17 kills, seven aces, and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Phillips a new career-high in aces.
Arkansas City's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Ponca City, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-17 record this season.
Arkansas City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss vs. North on the 28th. Ponca City has also already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Tulsa NOAH HomeSchool on the 26th.
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