The Steele Comets will face off against the Howland Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Steele is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Brecksville-Broadview Heights with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Comets not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 8th (when they won 3-0).
Steele never let Brecksville-Broadview Heights on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The final score came out to 25-23, 26-16, 25-18.

Joe Penano
| 05/12/26 vs Brecksville-Broadview Heights | 23 |
| 05/08/26 vs Perrysburg | 25 |
| 05/07/26 vs Normandy | 22 |
| 05/05/26 @ Avon Lake | 15 |
| 05/01/26 vs Northview | 33 |
| + 11 more games |
Among those leading the charge was Joe Penano, who had 23 assists and four digs. He is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 12 or more in each of the last 16 games he's played.
Meanwhile, Howland had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Warriors 3-0.
Howland's got stronger as the match went on, holding Walsh Jesuit to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-20, 25-18.
Steele's win bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Howland, their victory bumped their record up to 19-4.
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