Volleyball Recap: Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors vs. Wiregrass Kings
Tuscaloosa Home Educators waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Wiregrass Kings 3-0. This was payback for the Warriors, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the third set to get the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 28-26.
Claire Callahan went supernova for Tuscaloosa Home Educators, getting 15 digs and four aces. Callahan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Wiregrass' loss came despite strong showings from Josie Duren and Janie Waddell. Duren had 14 digs, while Waddell had six kills, four aces, and two blocks. That's the most blocks Waddell has posted since back in October of 2023.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators' win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-1. As for Wiregrass, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Tuscaloosa Home Educators beat Wiregrass by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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