It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Holliday had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Blanco Panthers. The Eagles are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 11 straight.
Holliday had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-17.
Despite the loss, Blanco still got an impressive performance from Lillie Smith, who had 13 digs. Smith is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played.
Holliday has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Blanco, they moved to 20-19 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
Holliday is on the road again on Tuesday to play Compass Academy at 7:00 p.m. Compass Academy will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Holliday surely won't give up without a fight. Blanco does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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