Telluride entered their tilt with Dolores on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Dolores Bears. That's more bragging rights for the Miners, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Telluride had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 22-25, 25-11, 25-19, 15-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Telluride to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lillyann Mahoney, who had 18 digs, two kills, and 35 assists. Mahoney is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 12 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Metheny, who had 22 digs, three aces, and two kills.
Telluride was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive contests.
Telluride is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Dolores, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Telluride will take on Gunnison in a tournament on Friday. Dolores has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Ignacio on the 29th.
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