The Howell Vikings and the St. Francis Borgia Knights are set to duel on Thursday. Howell is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Howell made easy work of Howell North and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Howell'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 25-21, 25-18, 25-14.
Addison Nieman was the offensive standout of the contest as she had five aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Howell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Francis Borgia didn't have quite enough to beat Incarnate Word Academy on Monday and fell 3-2.
St. Francis Borgia took Incarnate Word Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-15, 23-25, 22-25, 15-5.
Howell is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for St. Francis Borgia, they now have a losing record at 12-13-2.
Everything went Howell's way against St. Francis Borgia in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Howell made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Howell since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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