Volleyball Recap: Huntington Comes Up Short

If Huntington was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Piketon last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Huntsmen took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Unioto Shermans on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Shermans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.

The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Huntington lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22.

Brailee Hauswirth paced Huntington's offense, picking up 23 kills. Hauswirth got some help from Lydia Black and her 27 assists. McKinzee Mills controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.

Unioto was led to victory by Ellie Depoy and Kiley Puckett. Depoy had ten digs and two aces, while Puckett had eight digs and one assist.

Huntington dropped their record down to 12-9 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Unioto, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-3.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Huntington will challenge rival Zane Trace at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Unioto is set to face off against their familiar foe Westfall at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.