After losing to Gross Catholic the last time they met, Elkhorn decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Elkhorn Antlers walked away with a 3-1 win over the Gross Catholic Cougars on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Antlers.
Elkhorn had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-23.
Elkhorn's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Macie Burson led the charge by getting seven digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Burson a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Lauren Fast, who had 11 digs and 22 assists.
Gross Catholic's loss came despite strong showings from Justina Cronin and Kelsey Sigmund. Cronin had 15 digs and two aces, while Sigmund had 13 digs.
Elkhorn's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-6. As for Gross Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Elkhorn will head out to face off against Seward at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Elkhorn will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each matchup than the last. As for Gross Catholic, they will welcome Omaha South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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