The Howell North Knights will head out to face off against the Howell Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Howell North has seven straight wins, Howell has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Howell North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: St. Dominic, who was ranked 12th at the time (Howell North was ranked 14th). The Knights blew past the Crusaders 3-0 on Tuesday.
Howell North didn't let St. Dominic take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 27-25, 25-22.
Alex Williams
| 05/06/25 vs St. Dominic | 13 |
| 05/02/25 vs St. Louis University | 17 |
| 05/02/25 vs Mehlville | 12 |
| 05/01/25 @ Troy-Buchanan | 17 |
| 04/30/25 vs Liberty | 17 |
| + 4 more games |
Alex Williams was the offensive standout of the contest as he had 13 digs and one assist. He has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last nine times he's played.
Meanwhile, Howell suffered their biggest defeat since April 22nd on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to Marquette.
While Howell was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 25-21.
Howell's loss dropped their record down to 12-16. As for Howell North, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6.
Howell North came up short against Howell when the teams last played back in April, falling 3-1. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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