Herbert Hoover faced Cabell Midland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Huskies fell 2-0 to the Knights. The Huskies have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Cabell Midland scored at least 18 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18.
Ahaziah Smith paced Herbert Hoover's offense, picking up seven kills. Smith got some help from Lilli Lancaster and her 11 assists. Kylie Hackney controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Cabell Midland had a senior duo take command as Carley Brewster had 16 digs and four aces and Jillian Yost had four digs and one block.
Herbert Hoover's loss dropped their record down to 28-3-1. As for Cabell Midland, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 17-3-1.
Herbert Hoover has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Winfield on the 30th. Cabell Midland has also already played their next matchup (against Marietta), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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