After a string of four wins, Howell's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Lee's Summit West Titans. The Vikings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Titans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-15.
Defeat or not, Howell got some senior leadership from Morgan Dumm and Mia Wilson. Dumm had six digs and two aces, while Wilson. had five digs. Dumm is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season.
Lee's Summit West had a senior duo take command as Lainee Mustain had seven digs and four aces and Zoe Barnes had ten digs. The dominant performance gave Mustain a new career-high in aces.
Howell's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Lee's Summit West, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Howell will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Lee's Summit North at 11:00 a.m. Howell is facing Lee's Summit North at the right time seeing as Lee's Summit North is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lee's Summit West, they will head out on the road to face off against Lafayette at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lafayette is coming into the matchup with four straight wins at home, so Lee's Summit West will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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