Indian Rocks Christian had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Harvest Community Warriors 3-2. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Warriors, too.
Indian Rocks Christian was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-103), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-21, 16-25, 20-25, 15-11.
Indian Rocks Christian found their leader in underclassman Allie Hollenbeck, who had 25 digs and two aces. Hollenbeck is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Indian Rocks Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive games.
Despite the defeat, Harvest Community had strong showings from Peyton Cooper, who had 15 digs and 43 assists, and Pria Adhikari, who had 26 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Adhikari has posted in her last eight contests. Another player making a difference was Emma Shiferdek, who had 12 digs.
Indian Rocks Christian's win bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Harvest Community, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Indian Rocks Christian is on the road again on Monday to play Keswick Christian at 5:00 p.m. As for Harvest Community, they and St. Johns Country Day are set to duel on Tuesday.
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