With a playoff game on the line, Woodlan rose to the challenge on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the South Adams Starfires 3-2. This was payback for the Warriors, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Woodlan took South Adams into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-23, 10-25, 23-25, 15-11.
Makenna Smith went supernova for Woodlan, getting 40 digs and two aces. Smith is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Crozier, who had four digs and 33 assists.
Woodlan has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for South Adams, their loss dropped their record down to 27-6.
Woodlan will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Lakeland at 4:00 p.m. Lakeland will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Woodlan surely won't give up without a fight. South Adams does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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