Huntington's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Piketon Redstreaks. The Huntsmen have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Redstreaks, too.
Huntington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-20.
Brailee Hauswirth paced Huntington's offense, picking up 21 kills. Hauswirth got some help from Lydia Black and her 16 assists. Black also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Leighton Keiser, racking up three apiece.
Despite the defeat, Piketon had strong showings from Aubrey Heath, who had 16 digs and two assists, and Saydi Childers, who had 12 digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Heath is now averaging an impressive 10.5 digs per game.
Huntsmen
| 09/09/25 @ Piketon | 3-1 |
| 09/02/25 @ Paint Valley | 3-0 |
| 08/30/25 @ Western | 3-1 |
| 08/28/25 @ Westfall | 3-2 |
| 08/21/25 @ Lynchburg-Clay | 3-2 |
Huntington pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Piketon, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Huntington and Piketon could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Huntsmen (ranked 203rd) will meet Unioto (ranked 46th) at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Piketon will face off against Adena at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (402 vs. 4).
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