Diller-Odell had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Nebraska Christian Eagles 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Griffin, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:three sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 26-24, 24-26, 23-25, 31-29, 15-7.
Leading Diller-Odell to victory were Jaedyn Hajek and Aidan Mckinney. Hajek had 17 digs, while Mckinney had 20 kills and three digs. Mckinney is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last six games she's played.
Despite the defeat, Nebraska Christian had strong showings from Emma Rathjen, who had 15 digs, and Hananiah Peters, who had eight digs.
Diller-Odell has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Nebraska Christian, their loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-10.
As of now, neither Diller-Odell nor Nebraska Christian have any future games scheduled.
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