The Oldenburg Academy Twisters are taking a road trip to take on Horizon Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Oldenburg Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering East Central just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. The Twisters have struggled against the Trojans recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 22-25, 25-17, 25-15.
Oldenburg Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lillian Vanderpohl, who had nine digs, and Ali Nobbe, who had 16 digs and 11 kills. Nobbe is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Oldenburg Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Horizon Christian had just enough and edged Pleasant View Christian out 2-1 two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Horizon Christian.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Horizon Christian who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 23-25, 15-11.
Oldenburg Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Horizon Christian, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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