The Heath Bulldogs will face off against the Highland Fighting Scots at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Heath comes in on five and Highland on three.
Last Monday, Heath beat Licking Valley 3-1.
Heath got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 31-29, 25-15, 21-25, 25-21.
Heath can attribute much of their success to Bradlee Higgins, who had 26 digs.
Heath couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.8% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Highland had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on Worthington Christian with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday.
Highland's got stronger as the match went on, holding Worthington Christian to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-6.
Among those leading the charge was MaKaylee Merckling, who had 14 digs and two aces.
Heath is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Highland, their win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-5.
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