The St. Francis Borgia Knights and the Howell Vikings are set to duel on Thursday.
Last Monday, St. Francis Borgia didn't have quite enough to beat Incarnate Word Academy and fell 3-2.
St. Francis Borgia took Incarnate Word Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-15, 23-25, 22-25, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Howell had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Howell's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-14.
Howell can attribute much of their success to Addison Nieman, who had five aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Nieman a new career-high in aces.
Howell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They are 5-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
St. Francis Borgia now has a losing record at 12-13-2. As for Howell, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
St. Francis Borgia might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Howell in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will St. Francis Borgia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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