South Lyon entered their tilt with Howell on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Howell Highlanders , sneaking past 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was South Lyon who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 22-25, 15-10.
Gillian Limotte paced South Lyon's offense, picking up 11 kills. Limotte got some help from
Lucy Stoll and her 20 assists.
Mari Hardin controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
South Lyon pushed their record up to 20-7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Howell, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-17-1.
South Lyon and Howell should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. South Lyon (ranked 40th) will meet Walled Lake Western (ranked 462nd) at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Similarly, Howell will take on Dearborn at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday up 256 places (155 vs. 411).
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