Archbishop Hoban had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on the Highland Hornets with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday. The Knights' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
One reason for the win was Archbishop Hoban's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-17, 25-13.
Amber Watson paced Archbishop Hoban's offense, picking up 11 kills. Watson got some help from
Madison Mintz and her 28 assists. Watson also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Mary Hottinger, racking up two apiece.
Despite the loss, Highland still got an impressive performance from Carley Niese, who had ten digs. Niese has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Archbishop Hoban's victory was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-0. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hitting percentage: their hitting percentage was 31.7% in those games and 27.1% outside of them. As for Highland, they moved to 21-5 with that defeat, which also ended their nine-game winning streak.
Archbishop Hoban has already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Gilmour Academy on the 2nd. Highland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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