It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Davis had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Riverton Silverwolves 3-2. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Darts as it put an end to their 13-game losing streak.
Davis was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 23-25, 22-25, 27-25, 15-13.
Leading Davis to victory were Olivia Checketts and Zoey Walsh. Checketts had six digs and five aces, while Walsh had 14 digs. That's the most aces Checketts has posted since back in August.
Davis was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matchups.
Davis' win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-20. As for Riverton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-16 record this season.
Davis will face off against Lone Peak at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Davis will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each game than the last. Riverton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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