Howell Central was the 3-1 winner over Howell when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Spartans lost 3-0 to the Vikings on Thursday. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-13, 25-16.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Howell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grace Thompson, who had 23 assists and seven digs. Thompson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Seaman, who had 16 assists and four digs.
Howell Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Howell, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-20-2.
Howell Central and Howell could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Spartans will face off against St. Pius X at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (145 vs. 6). Meanwhile, Howell (ranked 123rd) will meet North Point (ranked 18th) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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