Howard put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Hammond Golden Bears as the Howard Lions made off with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lions also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Howard was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-7, 25-11.
Miranda Ball was a one-man wrecking crew for Howard as she had 14 digs and six aces. Ball is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Poholsky, who had four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Howard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Howard pushed their record up to 17-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Hammond, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Howard is on the road again on Tuesday to play Old Mill at 6:00 p.m. As for Hammond, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Annapolis, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
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