After two games on the road, Huntington is heading back home. They will host the Unioto Shermans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Huntington made easy work of Piketon and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Huntington walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-9, 25-21.
Huntington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Unioto hadn't done well against Zane Trace recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Unioto was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Zane Trace. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Shermans.
Unioto never let Zane Trace on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 25-20, 25-21.
Huntington is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Unioto, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7.
Huntington came out on top in a nail-biter against Unioto in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Unioto's Alexa West, who had 26 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Huntington still be able to contain West? There's only one way to find out.
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