It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but John Battle had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the Appomattox County Raiders 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted since September 11th.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (108-96) John Battle actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 28-26, 11-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Appomattox County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Paisley Mann, who had 23 digs and one assist, and Tenley Gilliam, who had 11 digs and three aces. Mann has been hot, having posted 12 or more digs the last eight times she's played.
John Battle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Appomattox County, their loss ended a seven-match streak of away wins and brought them to 24-3.
John Battle didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Radford on the 18th. Appomattox County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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