It's playoff time, and Highland had no trouble coming through when it counted. They blew past the Marion-Franklin Red Devils 3-0 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Scots.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Highland was: they took every set by at least 20 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-5, 25-5.
MaKaylee Merckling
| 10/15/25 vs Marion-Franklin | 10 |
| 10/31/24 vs Shelby | 6 |
| 10/19/24 vs Horizon Science Academy | 5 |
| 10/02/25 @ Ontario | 4 |
| 09/06/25 vs Buckeye Valley | 4 |
MaKaylee Merckling had a dynamite game, getting ten aces and seven digs. Those ten aces gave her a new career-high.
Merckling wasn't the only good servers: Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 31 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive contests.
Highland's victory bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Marion-Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Coming up, Highland will look to defend their home court on Monday against River Valley at 6:00 p.m. Marion-Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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