John Marshall faced Herbert Hoover in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Monarchs fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 2-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Huskies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 on Saturday.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, John Marshall sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 22-25, 15-4.
Sarah Naome paced John Marshall's offense, picking up nine kills. Naome got some help from Sarah Hess and her 18 assists. Zoey Koontz controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Herbert Hoover got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lilli Lancaster out in front who had 18 assists and six digs. Lancaster is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in each of the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braelyn Adkins, who had 16 digs.
John Marshall's loss ended a four-match streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5-3. As for Herbert Hoover, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 28-2-1.
John Marshall wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Steubenville on the 29th. As for Herbert Hoover, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Cabell Midland on the 27th.
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