Willows waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Arcata Tigers , sneaking past 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Honkers also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Willows had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 25-22, 15-8.
Leading Willows to victory were Ytzy Plaza and Lauren Richards. Plaza had 18 digs, while Richards had 11 digs and 25 assists. Richards is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season.
Willows is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Arcata, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Willows will take on East Nicolaus at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Nicolaus is coming into the game with four straight wins on the road, so Willows will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Arcata, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Eureka, where is scheduled at 6:30 p.m.
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