There's no place like home for Highland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They put the hurt on the Ontario Warriors with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Fighting Scots also won the last time the pair played back in September.
One reason for the win was Highland's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-18.
Highland was led to victory by MaKaylee Merckling and Georgia Gantz. Merckling had 12 digs, while Gantz had seven digs. Merckling is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Ontario still got an impressive performance from Lena Creed, who had 24 digs.
Highland's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-5. As for Ontario, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Highland will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Horizon Science Academy at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ontario does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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