Elkhorn waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They skirted past the Lincoln Northwest Falcons 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Antlers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Elkhorn was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (63-60), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 10-25, 25-15, 25-23.
Elkhorn's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bailey Ferguson, who had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces Ferguson has posted in her last seven games. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Fast, who had four digs and 11 assists.
Elkhorn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
The win got Elkhorn back to even at 11-11. As for Lincoln Northwest, their loss was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-20.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Bellevue East the next time they take the court. Lincoln Northwest will head out to face Bellevue East at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Elkhorn will play them later in the day, at 5:00 p.m.
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