It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Horizon Honors can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Valley Christian Trojans on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in March.
Horizon Honors was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Valley Christian work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-11, 25-23.
Cooper Withrow paced Horizon Honors' offense, picking up seven kills. Withrow got some help from Khalil Mitchell and his 12 assists. Withrow was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Among those leading the charge was Travis Christy, who had 14 digs and two assists. That's the most assists he has posted over his last six matches.
Horizon Honors' loss dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Valley Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Horizon Honors does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valley Christian, they are taking a road trip to challenge Benjamin Franklin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Chargers will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something the Trojans surely won't give up without a fight.
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