It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Benton Central had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Seeger Patriots as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Bison as they're now sitting on 12 straight.
Benton Central never let Seeger on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-12, 25-23.
Leading Benton Central to victory were Riley Hoaks and Isabella Widmer. Hoaks had nine digs and two aces, while Widmer had eight digs and three aces. Hoaks is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Madison Minniear, who had four aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Benton Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Benton Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season. As for Seeger, their loss dropped their record down to 11-21.
Benton Central will head out to face off against Western Boone at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Western Boone is on a five-game streak of home wins, Benton Central a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Seeger does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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