Ontario hasn't had much luck against Highland recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Ontario Warriors will square off against the Highland Fighting Scots at 7:00 p.m. Ontario will be strutting in after a win while Highland will be coming in after a defeat.
Ontario is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since September 14th on Saturday. Everything went their way against Wynford as Ontario made off with a 3-0 win.
Meanwhile, Highland unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 3-1 to Bishop Hartley. While the Fighting Scots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hawks 25-13 in the first period.
Highland started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-20.
The losing side was boosted by MaKaylee Merckling, who had 21 digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023.
Even though they lost, Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive contests.
Ontario's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 16-5.
Ontario suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Highland when the teams last played back in September. Can Ontario avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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