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| 04/17/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 03/25/25 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 04/18/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 04/13/24 - Neutral | 2-0 W |
| 04/02/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Howell Central faced Howell North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Spartans won by a set and slipped past the Knights 3-2. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Howell Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 24-26, 25-22, 25-21, 16-14.
Jason Cambell paced Howell Central's offense, picking up 21 kills. Cambell got some help from Chase Williams and his 56 assists. Trent Adkerson and Braden Harton kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Despite the loss, Howell North still got an impressive performance from Luke Hollinger, who had 28 assists and eight digs. Hollinger is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 12 or more in each of the last four games he's played.
Howell Central pushed their record up to 18-3-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Howell North, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Howell Central will challenge rival Howell at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Howell North is set to face off against their familiar foe Fort Zumwalt West at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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