Holcomb won the last time they faced North Pemiscot and Ava Gurley did her part to make sure it happened again. The Holcomb Hornets came out on top in a nail-biter against the North Pemiscot Mustangs on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2 thanks in part to Gurley, who had 20 digs and two aces. She has been hot for a while, having also posted 14 or more assists the last 13 times she's played.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-106) Holcomb actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-11.
Holcomb was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matches.
North Pemiscot's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Brea Stone, who had 26 digs, three aces, and two kills, and Cheyanne Sawyer, who had 47 assists.
Holcomb has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-10-1 record this season. As for North Pemiscot, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 16-14-1 record.
Holcomb is on the road again on Thursday to play Bernie at 6:30 p.m. Bernie will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Holcomb surely won't give up without a fight. North Pemiscot does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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