Highland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Heath Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Highland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Worthington Christian 3-0.
One reason for the win was Highland's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-14, 25-6.
Highland can attribute much of their success to MaKaylee Merckling, who had 14 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Heath came tearing into Monday's game with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Panthers.
Heath got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 31-29, 25-15, 21-25, 25-21.
Bradlee Higgins was the offensive standout of the match as she had 26 digs.
Heath couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.8% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in four consecutive contests.
Highland pushed their record up to 19-5 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Heath, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
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