The Tri-Valley Mustang volleyball team picked up a straight-set match win against the Baltic Bulldogs in Baltic on Monday, October 13th. The Mustangs won by scores of 25-19, 25-22, and 25-23. Tri-Valley used big runs in each of the three sets.
The first set started with a 2-2 tie. Tri-Valley went in front 7-5 and then 11-7. The Bulldogs went on a 5-2 run to get within a point, 13-12. Baltic continued that momentum and took an 18-15 lead. The Mustangs were able to recover and went on a 7-0 run to retake the lead 22-18. They finished the first set on a 3-1 scoring advantage for a 25-19 win.
The Bulldogs took an early 5-1 lead to start the second set. They were able to extend that lead to 12-6 and then to 15-8. Tri-Valley went on a 6-1 run to get within two points, 16-14. Baltic continued to lead at 20-17, but the Mustangs rallied for three in a row to tie the score 20-20. After another tie at 22-22, Tri-Valley finished the second set on another 3-0 run for a 25-22 victory.
The Mustangs held a one-point lead, 3-2, to start the third set. Baltic went on an 8-1 run to go in front 10-4. The Bulldogs stayed in the lead at 13-7. Once again the Mustangs rallied. They went on an 8-2 run to tie the score 15-15. They continued the run and went in front 18-16. The lead grew to three points for the Mustangs, 23-20. Baltic tried to force extra points and got within a point, 24-23, but Tri-Valley was able to get the final point for a 25-23 win.
