Highland has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the Hanover Central Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Highland is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Kankakee Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Kougars.
Highland started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Highland saw an underclassman step up: Julia Zamudio had 13 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Zamudio a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Hanover Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kankakee Valley.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16.
Highland's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-14. As for Hanover Central, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
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