The Tri-Valley Mustangs played in their second match in as many days on Tuesday, September 29th. The Mustangs traveled to Canistota and bounced back from a tough loss against Parkston and beat the Hawks in straight sets by scores of 27-25, 25-19, and 25-20.
Canistota took the early 4-2 lead in a back-and-forth opening set. The Hawks led. 7-6, but the Mustangs would tie the score 9-9. Tri-Valley went in front 11-10 only to see Canistota go on a 4-1 run to retake the lead 14-12. The set would be tied at scores of 17-17, 19-19, and 21-21. Canistota then scored two straight points to go ahead 23-21. The Mustangs responded with three straight for a 24-23 advantage. The Hawks tied it 24-24. After a 25-25 tie, Tri-Valley scored the last two points for a 27-25 win.
The Hawks started the second set with a 3-1 lead, but that would be the only lead they would have. Tri-Valley went on a 3-0 run to go in front 4-3. They extended that lead to 8-5, but Canistota got within a point at 9-8. The Mustangs maintained their lead, and after leading 15-11, Tri-Valley slowly pulled away for the 25-19 victory.
Tri-Valley used that momentum early in the third set and took an early 4-0 lead. The Hawks followed with a 4-0 run of their own to tie the score 4-4. The Mustangs would then get three in a row to go back in front 7-4. Tri-Valley was able to keep the lead at scores of 10-6, 12-8, and 16-17. The Mustangs held that two-to-three point edge to a 22-20 score, and then they finished the match with a 3-0 run for a 25-20 win.
