Ash Grove needed a changed in momentum after dropping three straight games and they got it from Kaitlyn Stafford. The Ash Grove Pirates skirted past the Sarcoxie Bears 3-2 thanks in part to Stafford, who had 19 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 19 or more in the last six games she's played.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Ash Grove who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-16, 14-25, 15-11.
Ash Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive games.
Ash Grove's win bumped their record up to 7-11-3. As for Sarcoxie, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-16.
Ash Grove has already played their next match, a 3-2 defeat against Skyline on the 17th. As for Sarcoxie, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Pierce City on the 17th.
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