Howards Grove had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Oostburg Flying Dutchmen out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Howards Grove had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-17, 16-14.
Howards Grove was led to victory by Addison Kennedy and Brianne Vandoske. Kennedy had six digs and three aces, while Vandoske had six digs and 12 assists. The dominant performance gave Kennedy a new career-high in aces.
Howards Grove kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oostburg only had a.
Oostburg's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Greta Vorpahl, who had seven digs and three aces, and Brianna Dana, who had two aces and 11 assists.
Howards Grove is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Oostburg, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-4 record.
Howards Grove will take on Manitowoc Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Howards Grove will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Oostburg, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Kohler at 2:00 p.m.
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