There's no place like home for Huntington North, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They came out on top against the Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Braves by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. This was payback for the Vikings, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22, 22-25, 25-18.
Huntington North can attribute much of their success to Myah Eltzroth, who had 11 digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Eltzroth a new career-high in aces.
Huntington North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian only served seven.
Despite the loss, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian saw an underclassman step up: Myllah Sommer had five digs, three aces, and a block. Those a block set a new season-high mark for her.
Huntington North's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-8. As for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-7.
Huntington North will challenge Homestead at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, they will host Bellmont at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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