It was a good run, but Howards Grove unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Oostburg Flying Dutchmen by a score of 2-1. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Flying Dutchmen apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Howards Grove might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Oostburg: every set was decided by two points or less. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Samantha Navis was the offensive standout of the contest as she had ten digs.
Howards Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Oostburg, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-6.
Howards Grove is on the road again on Saturday to play Notre Dame Academy at 2:00 p.m. As for Oostburg, they will head out to challenge Lake Country Lutheran at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lake Country Lutheran is coming into the game with five straight victories at home, so Oostburg will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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