While Heartland Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They had just enough and edged the Lordstown Red Devils out 2-1 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
In the two sets Heartland Christian was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-15, 25-13.
Leading Heartland Christian to victory were Adeline Barrett and Keagan Pruitt. Barrett had three aces, while Pruitt hit 58.3% for 11 aces, nine digs, and seven kills. The dominant performance gave Pruitt a new career-high in aces.
Heartland Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lordstown only served four.
Despite the defeat, Lordstown saw an underclassman step up: Kaycee Was had two aces and 13 assists.
Heartland Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Lordstown, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing United the next time they take the court. Lordstown will host United at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Heartland Christian will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.
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