Plainview proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Archangels Catholic Defenders, sneaking past 3-2. The win continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Defenders: they've now won three in a row.
Plainview was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-101), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-25, 15-12.
Emma Sauser
| 09/11/25 @ Archangels Catholic | 18 |
| 09/02/25 @ South Sioux City | 13 |
| 09/04/25 vs Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] | 10 |
| 08/30/25 vs Wausa | 8 |
| 10/21/24 vs West Holt | 8 |
Emma Sauser was a one-woman wrecking crew as she had 18 digs and two aces. Those 18 digs gave her a new career-high. Kenadee Doerr also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
They weren't the only good server: Plainview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Archangels Catholic still got an impressive performance from Jayda Krings, who had 18 digs and two aces.
Plainview's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Archangels Catholic, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Coming up, Plainview will welcome Wausa at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Archangels Catholic, they will be taking part in a tournament against Schuyler at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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