There's no place like home for Incline, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They put the hurt on the Oasis Academy Bighorns with a sharp 3-0 victory on Wednesday. The Highlanders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bighorns, too.
Incline never let Oasis Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-16, 26-24.
Incline's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but TAYLOR FINNE led the charge by getting eight digs, two kills, and two kills. FINNE is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 22 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was LILI MORRISON, who had 16 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Incline was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 14.
Incline's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Oasis Academy, their loss was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-10.
Incline will look to defend their home court on Friday against Silver Stage at 5:00 p.m. Incline is facing Silver Stage at the right time seeing as Silver Stage is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Oasis Academy, they will square off against Sierra Lutheran at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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