The West Holt Huskies got the win against the Boyd County Spartans on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
West Holt was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-17, 25-19, 25-12.
Kamrynn Slaymaker paced West Holt's offense, picking up 14 kills. Slaymaker got some help from Makenna Mitchell and her 36 assists. Brynnlin Konrad and Jewel Beckwith kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Miri Johnson, who had 13 digs and 11 assists. Kaylee Warnke was another key player, getting 13 digs, eight assists, and a solo block.
West Holt has now won nine of their last 12 games on the road. Despite that, they're 11-11 this season. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 3-14 Boyd County and 1-3 North Central (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 41.1% over those games). As for Boyd County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's taken a bite out of their 3-14 record this season.
West Holt wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Ravenna on the 10th. As for Boyd County, they will square off against Osmond on Thursday.
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