Highland is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Aurora is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Highland Hornets will host the Aurora Greenmen at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Highland's way against Cuyahoga Falls as Highland made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Highland took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-10, 25-2.
Highland's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ashley Shefferly, who had seven digs, five aces, and two kills, and Carley Niese, who had five digs and three aces. Shefferly is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 45 games she's played dating back to last season.
Highland couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.3% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Aurora got the win against Barberton on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Aurora never let Barberton on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-16, 25-23.
Highland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Aurora, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.
Everything went Highland's way against Aurora in their previous meeting back in September, as Highland made off with a 3-0 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Aurora's Emerson Spiesz, who had 24 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Highland still be able to contain Spiesz? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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