Westminster Christian has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Howell Vikings on Saturday.
Westminster Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Incarnate Word Academy, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Westminster Christian was ranked 23rd). Westminster Christian walked away with a 3-1 win over Incarnate Word Academy on Tuesday.
Westminster Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-21.
Rachel Buchanan and Vivian Sharlow were among the main playmakers for Westminster Christian as the former had 26 digs and two aces and the latter had five aces and four digs. Those five aces gave Sharlow a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Howell and St. Dominic met for a duel on Monday where Howell prevailed. Howell had just enough and edged St. Dominic out 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Vikings who have now won ten matches in a row.
Howell took St. Dominic into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 17-25, 25-20, 15-10.
Westminster Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-5-2 record this season. As for Howell, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-7.
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