Howland was the 3-0 winner over Boardman when they last played one another back in October of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Tigers fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Howland sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-19, 14-25, 25-17, 20-25, 15-12.
Maya Kubancsek paced Howland's offense, picking up 24 kills. Kubancsek got some help from Talia Rishel and her 40 assists. Michelina Wayt controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Leading Boardman to victory were Gianna Commons and Emma Terlesky. Commons had 26 digs and two aces, while Terlesky had 21 assists and 15 digs. The dominant performance also gave Commons a new career-high in assists (27).
Howland's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Boardman, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-2.
Coming up, Howland will head out on the road to challenge Harding at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. After both having extra time off, Boardman and Austintown-Fitch will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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