It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but The Vanguard School had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the North Fork Miners out 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Coursers as they're now sitting on five straight.
The Vanguard School was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-22, 15-12.
The Vanguard School found their leader in sophomore Ainsley Anderson, who had seven digs and three aces. Anderson also set a new season high mark in assists with 26.
Anderson wasn't the only good server: The Vanguard School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 17 consecutive games.
The Vanguard School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for North Fork, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Gunnison the next time they take the court. North Fork will head out to face Gunnison at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, while The Vanguard School will play them later in the day, at 11:00 a.m.
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