There's no place like home for Howell, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Troy-Buchanan Trojans on Tuesday as they made off with a 3-0 win. The contest marked the Vikings' most dominant victory of the season so far.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-14, 25-16.
Austin Smith
| 04/01/25 vs Troy-Buchanan | 5 |
| 03/27/25 @ Howell Central | 4 |
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Austin Smith was the offensive standout of the match as he had five digs and three aces. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (five).
Smith wasn't the only good server: Howell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Howell has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Troy-Buchanan, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Howell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Fort Zumwalt West on the 3rd. As for Troy-Buchanan, they will face off against Westminster Christian at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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