Botkins came into Saturday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Troy Christian Eagles on Saturday. That's more bragging rights for the Trojans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 20-25, 25-10, 26-24.
Botkins found their leader in underclassman Madison Loy, who had 24 digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Loy a new career-high in aces.
Botkins was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Botkins' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7. As for Troy Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Botkins' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Hardin Northern at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Troy Christian, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Bethel at 6:30 p.m.
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