Volleyball Preview: Holt Indians vs. Timberland T-Wolves
Holt has won three straight games at home, while Timberland has won three straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Holt Indians will welcome the Timberland T-Wolves at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, Holt sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Winfield.
Holt was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-18, 20-25, 25-21, 15-5.
Holt's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cameran Ebert led the charge by getting 11 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Wilson, who hit 61.5% for eight kills14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Holt was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Timberland narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Seckman 2-1.
Timberland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-23, 25-11.
Holt's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Timberland, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Holt might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Timberland when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Will Holt have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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