Volleyball Preview: Holy Family Tigers vs. Horizon Hawks
The Holy Family Tigers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Horizon Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Holy Family came up short against Lutheran on Saturday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-13, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Horizon came up short against Mead on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Horizon was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-13, 26-24.
Despite their loss, Horizon saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Sarah Vaness, who had 14 digs and three aces, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Vaness a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Annalee Young, who had two aces and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Horizon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Holy Family's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Horizon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
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