Horse Creek Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Williston-Elko Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, everything went Horse Creek Academy's way against North as Horse Creek Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Horse Creek Academy was: they took every set by at least 14 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-10, 25-7.
Horse Creek Academy found their leader in underclassman Lucy Taylor, who had 26 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Madalyn Robatue, who had 12 digs and three aces.
Horse Creek Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Williston-Elko got the win against Calhoun County on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-19, 25-13.
Horse Creek Academy pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Williston-Elko, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4.
Horse Creek Academy took their victory against Williston-Elko in their previous matchup back in August of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Horse Creek Academy repeat their success, or does Williston-Elko have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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