Dawson School and Highland are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Dawson School Mustangs will square off against the Highland Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dawson School will be strutting in after a victory while Highland will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Dawson School had just enough and edged SkyView Academy out 3-2.
Dawson School wouldn't go down easily and took SkyView Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-20, 25-15, 18-25, 15-13.
Dawson School kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're block total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Highland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Clear Creek.
Highland was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 26-24, 25-18.
Dawson School's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Dawson School was able to grind out a solid victory over Highland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Highland's Nikki Quinones, who had 14 digs and five aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Dawson School still be able to contain Quinones? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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