Temple has been steadily climbing the District 12-6A standings since dropping its first two league matches. The ascent continued Tuesday night at Wildcat Gym — in thrilling fashion — and the result left the Tem-Cats alone in third place.

Kendall Tate recorded a triple-double with 11 kills, 18 assists and 16 digs, and Willow Pratt posted 10 kills and 10 digs as the Tem-Cats used contributions across the lineup to continue their recent surge by outlasting Bryan in five sets and strengthen their foothold in the playoff race as the regular season enters its final month.

Tate had five assists in the final set, which ended when the junior found Pratt for a kill into two Lady Vikings defenders at the net to clinch Temple’s 20-25, 25-12, 21-25, 25-9, 15-11 victory, marking its fourth straight triumph to break a tie with Bryan for sole possession of third place as the teams closed the first... Click here to read full article

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