With a playoff game on the line, Houston rose to the challenge on Monday. They came out on top against the Lyle/Pacelli Athletics by a score of 3-1. The Hurricanes have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Athletics, too.
Houston had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 8-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-16.
Olivia Yohe went supernova for Houston, getting 16 digs, three kills, and 25 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Botcher, who had ten digs, nine kills, and three aces.
Despite the defeat, Lyle/Pacelli had strong showings from Jada Leif, who had nine digs, four kills, and four aces, and Jacey Bednar, who had nine kills, seven digs, and two aces. That's the most aces Bednar has posted in her last eight matchups. Carleigh Rymer was another key player, getting 23 digs and a kill.
Houston has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-15 record this season. As for Lyle/Pacelli, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-23.
Houston will take on Mabel-Canton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mabel-Canton is coming into the contest with seven straight victories at home, so Houston will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Lyle/Pacelli does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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