Volleyball Recap: Highland picks up 11th straight win at home

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 12:01pm

Volleyball Recap: Highland Fighting Scots vs. Marion Harding Presidents

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pleasant, Highland was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Marion Harding Presidents as the Highland Fighting Scots made off with a 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Fighting Scots, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Highland was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-9, 25-9.

Among those leading the charge was MaKaylee Merckling, who had 11 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 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 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive contests.

Highland's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Marion Harding, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.

Highland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 loss vs. Shelby on the 24th. Marion Harding has also already played their next match, a 3-2 defeat against River Valley on the 24th.

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