It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Highland had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the South Rebels. The win was nothing new for the Hornets as they're now sitting on nine straight.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Highland who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 21-25, 25-14, 19-25, 15-10.
Highland can attribute much of their success to Ava Andrews, who had 13 digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Andrews a new career-high.
Loss or not, South got some senior leadership from Ava Skowronski and Leya Majstorovic. Skowronski had 26 digs, while Majstorovic had 24 digs. Those 24 digs set a new season-high mark for Majstorovic. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelly West, who had six digs and 15 assists.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for South, they moved to 20-5 with that defeat, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
After both having extra time off, Highland and Archbishop Hoban will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Archbishop Hoban will roll in looking for their 26th straight victory, something Highland surely won't give up without a fight. South does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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