It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Wakeland had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Walnut Grove Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for the Wolverines, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Wakeland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-15.
Hannah Lee paced Wakeland's offense, picking up 20 kills. Lee got some help from
Sarah Pfiffner and her 27 assists. Finally,
Emerson Jones kept Wakeland's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Despite the loss, Walnut Grove still got an impressive performance from J'Leigh Larra, who had 11 digs.
Wakeland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-6 record this season. As for Walnut Grove, they moved to 28-17 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Wakeland is on the road again on Tuesday to play Poteet at 6:30 p.m. Poteet will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Wakeland surely won't give up without a fight. Walnut Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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