After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Concordia, Sacred Heart was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Sweet Springs Greyhounds. For the Gremlins, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss the Greyhounds walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Sacred Heart had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firsttwo sets, they turned around to win the next four. The final score came out to 28-30, 21-25, 25-17, 25-17, 15-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sacred Heart to victory, but perhaps none more so than Avery Epple, who hit 70% for 21 digs, eight kills, and a block. The dominant performance gave Epple a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Kynslee Prewitt, who had nine digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Sacred Heart was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Sacred Heart's victory bumped their record up to 2-5-1. As for Sweet Springs, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Sacred Heart will play host again on Thursday to welcome Tipton, where is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. As for Sweet Springs, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Smithton at 5:30 p.m.
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