Randolph had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They won by a set and slipped past the Hondo Owls 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Ro-Hawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Randolph took Hondo into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 26-24, 25-27, 25-18, 15-11.
Leading Randolph to victory were Kylin Bain and Makayla Hookstra. Bain had 24 digs and two aces, while Hookstra had 12 digs. With that strong performance, Bain is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Hondo's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Araceli Fernandez, who had 28 digs and ten assists. Fernandez has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Gauna, who had 27 digs and four aces.
Randolph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 36-7 record this season. As for Hondo, their defeat dropped their record down to 30-9.
Randolph will be playing in front of their home fans against Columbus at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Columbus comes in on 15 and Randolph on 14. Hondo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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