It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Rowan had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They skirted past the East Lincoln Mustangs 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-104) West Rowan actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 26-24, 15-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-12.
East Lincoln's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carly Puckett, who had six digs, three aces, and two kills. Puckett has been hot for a while, having also posted 13 or more assists the last 11 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mya Thornton, who had 11 digs and three aces.
West Rowan has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for East Lincoln, they now have a losing record at 13-14.
West Rowan has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against West Henderson on the 26th. East Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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