On Friday Holton will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will challenge the Hayden Wildcats at 8:30 a.m.
Last Saturday, Holton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Chanute.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Holton who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 21-25, 25-22.
Lexie Larson was the offensive standout of the game as she had eight digs.
Hayden had to take a loss the last time they faced off against Paola but Ella Foster made sure they didn't get the same satisfaction on Saturday. Hayden came out on top against Paola by a score of 2-0 thanks in part to Foster, who had 11 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
The victory didn't come easy: Paola scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-14.
Holton pushed their record up to 29-11 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Hayden, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 29-10.
Holton came up short against Hayden when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Holton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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