Irene/Wakonda won the last time they faced Howard, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Irene/Wakonda Eagles sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Howard Tigers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Irene/Wakonda was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 18-25, 23-25, 25-15, 15-13.
Irene/Wakonda's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mady Peterson, who had five digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Peterson a new career-high in aces. Hailey Orr was another key player, getting three digs and 23 assists.
Irene/Wakonda was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Irene/Wakonda is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-18 record this season. As for Howard, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-23.
Irene/Wakonda does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Howard, they will face off against Canistota at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Howard is facing Canistota at the right time seeing as Canistota is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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