Highlands won the last time they faced Sam Houston and things went their way on Friday too. The Owls blew past the Hurricanes 3-0. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Highlands' got stronger as the match went on, holding Sam Houston to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15, 25-6.

Linden Sepulveda
| 10/03/25 vs Sam Houston | 5 |
| 09/30/25 @ Brackenridge | 3 |
| 09/26/25 @ Burbank | 1 |
| 09/23/25 vs MacArthur | 2 |
| 09/16/25 @ Seguin | 1 |
| + 4 more games |
Leading Highlands to victory were Riley Reyes and Linden Sepulveda. Reyes had ten assists and three aces, while Sepulveda had 11 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Sepulveda has posted since back in September.
Highlands' win bumped their record up to 21-11. As for Sam Houston, they are on a 33-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-23.
Highlands didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Fox Tech on the 7th. As for Sam Houston, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Burbank on the 7th.
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