Yankton came out with a sense of urgency and picked up a key volleyball victory over Aberdeen Central Saturday evening.
The Gazelles were the aggressor all match long on the way to a 25-16, 25-18, 25-22 Eastern South Dakota Conference win at Golden Eagles Arena.
"We only had a couple of leads in set three and that was it for the evening," said Central coach Jackie Bindenagel. "Yankton played a great match and we just couldn’t seem to find any traction."
The visitors set the tone pretty much from the first serve of the match. Yankton bolted out to a 9-2 lead and was never in trouble in the opening set.
Both teams came in with nearly identical records and are fighting for playoff positioning.
"We wanted to come out confident and strong just like that," said Yankton coach Chelsea Law. "We came from a 4-hour road trip and we want to get wins, just like Aberdeen Central, scrappy defense, strong hitters. They want the same thing. We wanted to be reliable, be consistent,
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