Ellinwood entered their tilt with Hoisington on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Hoisington Cardinals 2-1. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 27-25, 26-24.
Leading Ellinwood to victory were Bennett Jacobs and Brynn Widener. Jacobs had 12 digs, while Widener had seven digs.
Ellinwood's record now sits at 23-2. As for Hoisington, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-4.
Ellinwood has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Hill City on the 3rd. As for Hoisington, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals faces off against Nickerson at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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