Highland's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They won by a set and slipped past the Mountain View Mavericks 3-2. The win was some much needed relief for the Rams as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Highland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 19-25, 25-8, 25-21, 15-11.
Highland was led to victory by Amaree Pongah and Chloee Leslie. Pongah had 19 digs and three aces, while Leslie had 18 digs and 16 kills. Leslie is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season.
Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Aspyn Gempler and Mikaelyn Stewart certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Gempler had eight digs and four aces, while Stewart had 13 digs. That's the most aces Gempler has posted in her last 17 matches.
Highland now has a winning record of 12-11-1. As for Mountain View, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-12.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Lake City the next time they take the court. Highland will head out to face Lake City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while Mountain View will play them later in the day, at 4:00 p.m.
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