Huntington proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a set and slipped past the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs 3-2. The Huntsmen have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Mustangs, too.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (102-93) Huntington actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-21, 12-25, 25-20, 15-11.
Lydia Black paced Huntington's offense, picking up 19 kills. Black got some help from Leighton Keiser and her 30 assists. Black was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Huntsmen
| 08/21/25 @ Lynchburg-Clay | 3-2 |
| 08/19/25 vs Washington | 3-0 |
| 08/16/25 vs Wellston | 2-0 |
| 08/15/25 vs Ross County Christian Academy | 2-0 |
The victory keeps Huntington at an undefeated 4-0. As for Lynchburg-Clay, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Looking ahead, Huntington will square off against Southeastern at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be the Huntsmen's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Lynchburg-Clay, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington on the 22nd.
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