Austin had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Decatur Red Raiders. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Black Bears also won the last time the pair played last Monday.
Austin was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-95), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 19-25, 11-25, 25-20, 15-11.
Avery Bailey was the offensive standout of the match as she had 11 digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Austin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
Austin has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for Decatur, they now have a losing record at 20-21.
Austin will challenge James Clemens at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Decatur does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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