Howell got their first taste of in-conference action on Thursday and they started things off strong. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Troy-Buchanan Trojans. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Howell had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-9, 25-19, 25-12.
Leading Howell to victory were Aubrey Kane and Avery Kleekamp. Kane had 18 kills, nine aces, and three digs, while Kleekamp had 22 assists, 11 digs, and three aces. Grace Thompson was another key player, getting 15 assists, eight digs, three aces, and a solo block.
Gwyneth Bauer and Jenna Graeler certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Bauer had 17 digs and two assists, while Graeler had five kills, four digs, and a solo block.
The victory improved Howell's record to 4-11. As for Troy-Buchanan, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-8-2.
Coming up, Howell will challenge Howell North at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Troy-Buchanan, they will take on Liberty at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday.
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