Avon waltzed into their contest on Thursday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Zionsville Eagles. That's more bragging rights for the Orioles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Avon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-16.
Leading Avon to victory were Stella Hamood and Angel Abequibel. Hamood had 16 digs, while Abequibel had 11 digs.
Avon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matchups.
Zionsville's loss came despite strong showings from Claudia Antcliff and Lauren Brown. Antcliff had 23 digs and two aces, while Brown had 16 digs. Antcliff is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Avon pushed their record up to 19-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Zionsville, their loss dropped their record down to 16-15.
Avon has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Bloomington North on the 12th. As for Zionsville, they will square off against Carmel at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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