Highland waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Valley Vista Monsoon 2-1.
Highland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-11, 17-15.
Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 14 aces in three consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why Valley Vista lost, don't look at Julia Wilson. Despite the final result, she had 20 assists.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Valley Vista, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
Highland wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Verrado on the 11th. Valley Vista has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Sunrise Mountain on the 11th.
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