Bishop Hartley lost to Highland back in October of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Bishop Hartley Hawks came out on top against the Highland Fighting Scots by a score of 3-1.
Bishop Hartley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-20.
Bishop Hartley found their leader in underclassman Samantha Heuser, who had seven digs and four aces. Those four aces set a new season-high mark for Heuser.
Bishop Hartley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
When it comes to explaining why Highland lost, don't look at MaKaylee Merckling. Despite the final result, she had 21 digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Merckling has posted since back in October of 2023.
Bishop Hartley's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-8. As for Highland, the loss snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 16-5 record.
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks faces off against Bishop Watterson at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Highland, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Ontario on the 8th.
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