After losing to Garaway the last time they met, Hiland decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Hiland Hawks had just enough and edged the Garaway Pirates out 3-2 on Thursday. The win was nothing new for the Hawks as they're now sitting on six straight.
Hiland wouldn't go down easily and took Garaway into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 26-24, 23-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Hiland found their leader in underclassman Olivia Miller, who had 20 digs, three aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Miller has posted in her last seven matches.
Hiland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Garaway still got an impressive performance from Kaitlyn Mast, who had nine digs.
Hiland's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. As for Garaway, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 15-4 record.
Hiland will face off against Ridgewood at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Garaway, they will challenge Indian Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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