There's no place like home for Pioneer, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Rowe Warriors on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Diamondbacks also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Pioneer had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-14.
Rowe lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Leana Palacios, who had 17 digs and 13 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Palacios now posted 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarai Cano, who had 23 digs.
Pioneer has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Rowe, they dropped their record down to 17-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Pioneer will head out to challenge Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pioneer is facing Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest at the right time seeing as Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Rowe, they will host Vela at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rowe will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Vela will have lost three straight heading into Tuesday's match.
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