26-24, 25-23, 25-15
Well, kudos to Austin Prep for pushing us to play smart, and we had to go deep on the bench to make adjustments midstream. Playing from behind in all three sets, we effectively used strategies learned in practices to alter our offense, defense.
In the first set PAVB had to overcome a 12-16 deficit, 15-18, took the lead briefly at 19-18, ties it back at 21, at 23, fended off one set ball for Austin Prep and emerged on the winning side on set one with 26-24.
In the second set PAVB tore into 4-0 lead, expanding that to a 9-3 lead only to let Austin Prep go on an 13-2 run to a Andover’s deficit of 11-15. PAVB eventually regained the lead switching the lead from 15-19 to 20-19, but going down again 22-23, AND pulling out a 2-0 lead at 25-23.
The third set we went up 2-0, though Austin Prep served 6 straight to put us into a 2-7 hole. Andover brought back to tie at 8, tie at at 10, tie at 13 at which point PAVB took the lead for good to win the match with a set score of 25-15.
Proud of PAVB for the depth of its bench and playing through a humid-iculous temperature in the gym. Onward to hosting #2 seed Deerfield on Saturday.
Thank you fans, refs, athletics team. We appreciate you.