It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Henderson had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Carson Cougars. Winning may never get old, but the Falcons sure are getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
West Henderson had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-14, 25-7, 25-16.
West Henderson was led to victory by Joelie Humiston and Arden Sullivan. Humiston had nine digs and two aces, while Sullivan had eight digs. Humiston has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
West Henderson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
West Henderson pushed their record up to 24-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Carson, the loss snapped their winning streak at 15 games and leaves them with a 27-6 record.
West Henderson will play host again on Thursday to welcome North Iredell, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. North Iredell will roll in looking for their 26th straight win, something West Henderson surely won't give up without a fight. Carson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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