Volleyball Recap: Highland picks up tenth straight win at home

By Team Reports Sep 12, 2024, 2:23pm

Volleyball Recap: Highland Fighting Scots vs. Clear Fork Colts

There's no place like home for Highland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Clear Fork Colts on Tuesday as the Highland Fighting Scots made off with a 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Fighting Scots also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.

The 3-0 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 25-7, 25-6, 25-9.

Jossalyn Varney was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Larsen Terrill, who hit 88.9% for eight kills, three aces, and 30 assists.

She wasn't the only good server: Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.

Highland's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Clear Fork, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season.

Highland will head out to take on Ontario at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Clear Fork, they will venture away from home to challenge River Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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