Wando waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Pickens Blue Flame. For the Warriors, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Blue Flame walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2022.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Wando who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 24-26, 15-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wando to victory, but perhaps none more so than Violet Poole, who had ten digs. Another player making a difference was Lily Evans, who had three digs and two aces.
Wando's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-5. As for Pickens, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season.
Wando didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat vs. Mountain Brook on the 13th. Pickens has also already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Dorman on the 13th.
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