Atchison is 9-0 against Highland Park since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Atchison Phoenix have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Highland Park Scots at 7:00 p.m.
On Saturday, Atchison came up short against Louisburg and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Highland Park sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Schlagle on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Scots.
Highland Park took Schlagle into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-17, 25-20, 16-25, 15-10.
Highland Park found their leader in underclassman Evelyn Cortez, who had 21 digs.
Highland Park kept the net locked down and finished the game with 16 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in three consecutive contests.
Atchison's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-14-2. As for Highland Park, their win bumped their record up to 7-8-2.
Atchison came out on top in a nail-biter against Highland Park when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Will Atchison repeat their success, or does Highland Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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