On Thursday, Pinnacle faced O'Connor in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pinnacle Pioneers came up short against the O'Connor Eagles, falling 3-0. The Pioneers haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Pinnacle took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 26-24.
Blayne Seligmiller paced Pinnacle's offense, picking up eight kills. Seligmiller got some help from
Emma Elbert and her 15 assists. Elbert was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Pinnacle's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for O'Connor, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 26-2.
Pinnacle has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Corona del Sol on the 21st. As for O'Connor, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Mountain View on the 21st.
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