Oregon's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Monona Grove Silver Eagles , sneaking past 3-2. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Oregon was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 19-25, 25-18, 25-23, 15-7.
Oregon was led to victory by Alexis Fields and Devin HowarD. Fields had 12 digs, while Howard had 14 digs and two aces. The last time Howard's hitting percentage was this high was last Thursday.
Oregon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive contests.
Oregon's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Monona Grove, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-5.
Oregon will face off against Beloit Memorial at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Monona Grove, they will challenge Randolph at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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