There's no place like home for Oakland/Kansas/Shiloh, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Arcola Purple Riders on Thursday, sneaking past 2-1. For the Titans, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 loss the Purple Riders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Oakland/Kansas/Shiloh had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-14, 25-17.
Amaya Duzan was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had two kills, a block, and 29 assists.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Oakland/Kansas/Shiloh kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Arcola's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ava Simpson, who had 18 digs, two kills, and two aces, and Kiera Leal, who had 14 digs, two kills, two aces, and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Kacie Sisk, who had nine kills, nine digs, and two blocks.
Oakland/Kansas/Shiloh moved to 4-10 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Arcola, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-7.
Oakland/Kansas/Shiloh has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Unity Christian on the 7th. As for Arcola, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Blue Ridge on the 7th.
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