Heritage came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Okaw Valley Timberwolves 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Hawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Heritage 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 22-25, 25-21, 26-24.
Heritage was led to victory by Addison Hopper and Bailee Lubben. Hopper had 15 digs and two aces, while Lubben had nine digs and three aces. Hopper is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Heritage was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive games.
Heritage has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10-1 record this season. As for Okaw Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season.
Heritage will take on Cerro Gordo/Bement at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Cerro Gordo/Bement is coming into the contest with six straight defeats on the road, meaning Heritage will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Okaw Valley, they will square off against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Okaw Valley surely won't give up without a fight.
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