Washington has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Boonville Pioneers at 6:30 p.m. Washington will be strutting in after a win while Boonville will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Washington finally turned things around against Tell City on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Marksmen. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Hatchets have posted since September 17th.
Washington never let Tell City on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-16.
Washington got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kenna Garland out in front who had 17 kills, 11 digs, and two aces. That's the most aces Garland has posted in her last ten contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Shay Hawk, who had 25 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Washington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tell City only served an.
Meanwhile, Boonville didn't have quite enough to beat Evansville Christian on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Boonville started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 26-28, 25-23, 25-11, 15-9.
Washington's victory bumped their record up to 17-11. As for Boonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
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