Volleyball Preview: Highland Fighting Scots vs. Horizon Science Academy Hawks
After both having extra time off, the Highland Fighting Scots and the Horizon Science Academy Hawks will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Highland will be looking to keep their 14-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Tuesday, everything went Highland's way against Ontario as Highland made off with a 3-0 win.
Highland's got stronger as the match went on, holding Ontario to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-18.
MaKaylee Merckling and Georgia Gantz were among the main playmakers for Highland as the former had 12 digs and the latter had seven digs. Merckling is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Horizon Science Academy entered their match against KIPP Columbus back in September without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Horizon Science Academy fell 3-1 to KIPP Columbus. While the Hawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Jaguars 25-20 in the first set.
Horizon Science Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-20.
Highland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Horizon Science Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-7.
Everything went Highland's way against Horizon Science Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, as Highland made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Highland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Horizon Science Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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