Winside entered their tilt with Pender on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Pender Pendragons with a sharp 3-0 win. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
A big factor in the win was Winside's feisty defense: they held Pender to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-17, 25-15.
Winside's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Skylar Spann, who had four aces. The dominant performance gave Spann a new career-high in aces.
Winside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in four consecutive contests.
Despite the defeat, Pender had strong showings from Mattilyn Trimble, who had ten digs, and Brylea Mosser, who had five kills, five digs, and a block. Trimble is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played.
Winside is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for Pender, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-12.
Winside will play host again on Thursday to welcome Winnebago, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Winnebago is coming into the match with four straight wins on the road, so Winside will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Pender, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Humphrey-Lindsay on the 1st.
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