Volleyball Preview: Highland Fighting Scots vs. Worthington Christian Warriors
The Highland Fighting Scots will stay at home for another game and welcome the Worthington Christian Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Highland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Horizon Science Academy with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Highland was: they took every set by at least 20 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-5, 25-4.
Among those leading the charge was MaKaylee Merckling, who had nine digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Gantz, who had five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 23 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Worthington Christian and River Valley met for a duel on Saturday where Worthington Christian came out on top. Worthington Christian had just enough and edged River Valley out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Worthington Christian took River Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 22-25, 23-25, 15-8.
Highland pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Worthington Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
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