Elgin/Pope John had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the West Holt Huskies , sneaking past 2-1. This was payback for the Wolfpack, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Elgin/Pope John who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 20-25, 25-17.
Elgin/Pope John was led to victory by Kate Furstenau and Elizabeth Moser. Furstenau had 23 digs, while Moser had five digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Moser a new career-high in aces.
Elgin/Pope John's win was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for West Holt, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.
Elgin/Pope John will welcome Battle Creek on Thursday. As for West Holt, they will head out to challenge Elkhorn Valley on Tuesday.
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