Elkhorn North and Waverly are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2020, but not for long. Elkhorn North will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Waverly Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Last Thursday, everything went Elkhorn North's way against Hastings as Elkhorn North made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Elkhorn North took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-9, 25-16.
Elkhorn North can attribute much of their success to Alexis Wright, who had 14 digs, and Hayden Booth, who had 12 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Booth has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Waverly made easy work of Blair on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Waverly was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-6, 25-13.
Elkhorn North's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Waverly, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Elkhorn North came out on top in a nail-biter against Waverly in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Elkhorn North repeat their success, or does Waverly have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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