Howell has been away from home for seven games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Howell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: St. Pius X, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Howell was ranked 24th). Howell fell just short of St. Pius X by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
Howell started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 25-13, 25-19.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Fort Zumwalt West's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Battle.
Howell's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Fort Zumwalt West, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Howell skirted past Fort Zumwalt West 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. Will Howell repeat their success, or does Fort Zumwalt West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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