The Patriots extended their win streak to 3, as they took care of the Sully Buttes Chargers in the last regular season home match of the year.
Sets one, two, and three proved to be close all night as neither team was getting much of a lead on each other. The Patriots pulled would win the first two sets, 25-23 and 29-27. In set three, the Chargers would nip the Patriots 27-29.
The fourth set prove to be the best for the Patriots as they would build a 10 point and sustain the lead throughout the set behind some aggressive serving and hitting.
The Patriots tallied 39 kills on the nights. Leading the way was Katleyn Schroeder with 18 kills. Rebecca Huizenga and Lila Johnson would each add 6. Finishing out the scoring was Ella Johnson with 5 kills, Isabel Gilbert with 3 kills, and Cambree Hoekman with 1 kill.
The offense was orchestrated throughout the night with Gracyn Bixler and Presley Binger and Lila Johnson. Bixler would account for 15 assists and Binger would add 13.
Serving proved to be rough for the Patriots as they missed 15 serves in the match. They also tallied 10 aces with Schroeder tallying 4 in the match. Binger and Bixler would each add 2 aces each.
Defensively, Hoekman tallied 13 digs in the match, with Schroeder and Ella Johnson each adding 7. The team would register 5 solo blocks and 10 block assists in the match with Schroeder tallying 2 solo blocks and 4 block assists.
The Patriots (13-15) will be right back in action Tuesday night as they travel to Wessington Springs to wrap up the regular season in a pivotal 281 conference match. Jr. High is slated to start at 5:15 p.m, with JV starting early around 6:15.