Highland is 8-0 against Ontario since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Highland Fighting Scots will head out on the road to square off against the Ontario Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Highland is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Highland got the win against Clear Fork by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Highland was: they took every set by at least 16 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-6, 25-9.
Highland can attribute much of their success to Jossalyn Varney, who had nine aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Larsen Terrill, who hit 88.9% for eight kills, three aces, and 30 assists.
Terrill wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Ontario came up short against Shelby on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Whippets recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-14, 27-25.
Highland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Ontario, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything went Highland's way against Ontario when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Highland made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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