After losing to Florence the last time they met, Sparta decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Spartans came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bobcats on Saturday, sneaking past 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Sparta got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 18-25, 15-13.
Emersyn Pitsenbarger paced Sparta's offense, picking up ten kills. Pitsenbarger got some help from Kaylie Church and her 12 assists. Finally, Izzy Mickelson kept Sparta's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Sparta's victory bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Florence, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-11.
Sparta has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Mineral Point on the 4th. As for Florence, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Mondovi on the 4th.
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