With a playoff game on the line, Pittsfield rose to the challenge on Monday. They won by a set and slipped past the North Mac Panthers 2-1. This was payback for the Saukees, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Pittsfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Sophia Freesen paced Pittsfield's offense, picking up 13 kills. Freesen got some help from
Lincoln McCartney and her 12 assists.
Torie Stambaugh controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Pittsfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-20 record this season. As for North Mac, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-22.
Pittsfield has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Williamsville on the 29th. North Mac does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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