The Stanton Mustangs defeated Pender and Wisner-Pilger 2-0 at the Wisner-Pilger Triangular on Tuesday.
The Mustangs downed the Pendragons 25-15 in the first set, and 25-16 in the second set.
Bree Burtwhistle finished with 10 kills, 7 digs, and 8 set assists while Jessie Brandl registered 7 kills. Makenna Espinoza totaled 9 set assists.
Stanton knocked off the Gators 25-21 in set one, and 25-19 in set two.
Brandl recorded 12 kills while Burtwhistle posted 7 kills and 11 set assists. MacKenzie Brandl chipped in 7 digs while Espinoza dished out 11 set assists.
It was business as usual for the Mustangs. Stanton took care of business against both teams, although credit Wisner-Pilger for competing with the Mustangs.
Stanton (15-2) squares off with Tekamah-Herman (6-9) and Oakland-Craig (3-11) Tuesday night at the Oakland-Craig Triangular.
The Tigers won 3-0 at Madison on Tuesday while the Knights beat Scribner-Snyder 2-0, but lost 2-0 to Ponca and Elkhorn Valley at the Scribner-Snyder Invite on Saturday.
Both Tekamah-Herman and Oakland-Craig are decent teams, but the Mustangs should be able to beat both.
Stanton is an exceptional team, and I look for the Mustangs to sweep both the Tigers and Knights on Tuesday.
Stanton has a tough match with Wayne on Thursday so the Mustangs need to play well on Tuesday to set the tone for that match so to speak.
Stanton has some challenging matches coming up at the end of the regular season, and then there's the East Husker Conference Tournament, so the Mustangs have to keep getting better and must continue to play at a high level.
Stanton can't afford to regress in any manner this week or at any point during the course of the rest of the season for that matter.
The Mustangs have to keep improving if they want to get where they want at the end of the season.
I'm sure Stanton would love to make state again, but there's a lot of work to be done yet if that is to happen again.
The Mustangs need to play well on Tuesday, and not take either team for granted.
Stanton has to come out and not only win, but dominate.
The Mustangs need to play well throughout both matches, and win going away. The last thing Stanton can afford to do is struggle.
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