After losing to Hume the last time they met, Northeast Vernon County decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Northeast Vernon County Knights had just enough and edged the Hume Hornets out 2-1 on Saturday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Northeast Vernon County who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, 25-21.
Mackenzie Lee was the offensive standout of the contest as she had five kills, five aces, and three digs. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last ten times she's played.
Northeast Vernon County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive matches.
Northeast Vernon County's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-15-2. As for Hume, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-12-1.
Northeast Vernon County is on the road again on Tuesday to play Golden City at 5:00 p.m. Hume does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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