It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Logan Elm had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Gallia Academy Blue Devils out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Braves, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Logan Elm was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (110-106), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 27-25, 21-25, 26-24, 15-11.
Logan Elm was led to victory by Sadie Binkley and Kimberly Petty. Binkley had 24 digs, while Petty had 13 digs and three aces.
They weren't the only good server: Logan Elm was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Despite the loss, Gallia Academy saw an underclassman step up: Mallory Petro had 23 digs. With that strong performance, Petro is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game.
Logan Elm has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Gallia Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-6.
Logan Elm will challenge Warren at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Warren is coming into the contest with ten straight victories on the road, so Logan Elm will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Gallia Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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