It was close, but on Thursday the Oakwood Lumberjacks & Jills sidestepped the Brookville Blue Devils for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lumberjacks & Jills.
Oakwood took Brookville into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 19-25, 25-22, 25-9, 12-25, 15-9.
Olivia Howitt paced Oakwood's offense, picking up 11 kills. Howitt got some help from Lidia Goodling and her 19 assists. Francesca Markov controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.
Brookville's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ava Combs, who had 17 assists, 12 digs, and five aces, and Claire Pugh, who had 25 digs and five assists. Another player making a difference was Lucy Hoover, who had seven kills, five digs, two aces, and a solo block.
Oakwood has now won seven of their last eight games at home. That gives them an 8-4 record this season. As for Brookville, they dropped their record down to 4-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oakwood will host Eaton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Brookville, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Northmont at 6:30 p.m.
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