Taylor lost to Umatilla back in August, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Tuesday. The Taylor Wildcats had just enough and edged the Umatilla Bulldogs out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Taylor was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-99), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 21-25, 12-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Taylor was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Umatilla still got an impressive performance from Victoria Adkins, who had 61 digs and seven aces. That's the most aces Adkins has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Camryn Adkins, who had 19 digs and a block.
Taylor has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season. As for Umatilla, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-10.
Taylor didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Palatka on the 2nd. Umatilla has also already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Tavares on the 3rd.
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