Humboldt came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Baxter Springs Lions 2-1. The Cubs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lions, too.
Humboldt had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-20, 25-18.
Skylar Hottenstein was nothing short of spectacular: she had 25 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 20 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Humboldt has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Baxter Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Humboldt didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat vs. Burlington on the 28th. Baxter Springs has also already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Oswego on the 28th.
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