Howell Central is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of O'Fallon. The Spartans fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
Jason Cambell paced Howell Central's offense, picking up 11 kills. Cambell got some help from Chase Williams and his 25 assists. Finally, Ethyn Durham kept Howell Central's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Howell Central's defeat dropped their record down to 15-3-2. As for O'Fallon, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-3.
Howell Central has already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Lafayette on the 14th. As for O'Fallon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Vianney on the 12th.
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