Haven waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the St. John Tigers out 2-1. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Haven had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Haven was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Haven's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-3. As for St. John, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Hoisington the next time they take the court. Haven will head out to face Hoisington at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while St. John will play them later in the day, at TBD.
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