With a playoff game on the line, Highland rose to the challenge on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Horizon Science Academy Hawks with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Scots.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Highland was: they took every set by at least 20 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-5, 25-4.
Among those leading the charge was MaKaylee Merckling, who had nine digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Gantz, who had five aces.
Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 23 consecutive contests.
Highland pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Horizon Science Academy, they moved to 10-9 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Highland has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Worthington Christian on the 21st. Horizon Science Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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