Highland had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Cassville Comets with a sharp 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cardinals also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Highland was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Cassville squad. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-12, 25-20.
Highland was led to victory by Celia Oleson and Sumaryn Halverson. Oleson had three digs and two aces, while Halverson had two aces and ten assists. Halverson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Highland pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cassville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highland will head out to take on Iowa-Grant at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Cassville, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play River Ridge at 7:15 p.m.
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