Volleyball Preview: Horizon Science Academy Hawks vs. Highland Fighting Scots
After both having extra time off, the Horizon Science Academy Hawks and the Highland Fighting Scots will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Horizon Science Academy will head out to face Highland after giving up their first home loss of the season back in September. Horizon Science Academy fell 3-1 to KIPP Columbus. It was the first time this season that the Hawks let down their fans at home.
Horizon Science Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-20.
Meanwhile, everything went Highland's way against Ontario last Tuesday as Highland made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Highland's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-18.
Highland can attribute much of their success to MaKaylee Merckling, who had 12 digs, and Georgia Gantz, who 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 contests.
Horizon Science Academy now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Highland, their victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-5.
Horizon Science Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Highland when the teams last played back in October of 2017. Thankfully for Horizon Science Academy, Bridget Oder (who had nine digs and six aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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