Princeton – The Princeton Tigers emerged victorious from a their tri-match Thursday, beating Nicholas County 2-1 and PikeView 2-0 in Princeton.
The Tigers won the first match against Nicholas County with a 25-16 victory in the first set, but faltered in their second, dropping it 25-21. In the third they came out scorching, putting the Grizzlies away with a 25-13 showing.
In their second match of the evening, the Tigers beat PikeView 25-19 and 25-20.
Princeton’s Karmellia Perkins had seven aces against Nicholas and six against PikeView. Haylie McPherson had 33 assists against the Grizzlies and 25 more against PikeView.
In the third match of the night PikeView beat Nicholas 2-1 to go 1-1 on the day.
Princeton will return to action Tuesday when it hosts sectional foes Oak Hill, Greenbrier East and Beckley.
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