It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks faces off against the Evergreen Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Highland will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Highland made easy work of Wakefield School and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Highland took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-8, 25-12.
Highland can attribute much of their success to Katie Johnson, who had eight aces and two kills, and Sarah Johnson, who had 20 assists. Sarah is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Evergreen Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Fairfax Christian on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Evergreen Christian sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-22, 16-25, 25-10, 19-25, 16-14.
Highland's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Evergreen Christian, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4.
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