The Howells-Dodge Jaguars are 1-2 over their last three matches, having lost 3-0 at Lutheran High Northeast last Tuesday before beating Lyons-Decatur Northeast 2-1 and losing 2-0 to Wisner-Pilger at the Wisner-Pilger Triangular on Tuesday of this week.
Howells-Dodge lost set one to the Eagles 25-15, dropped set two 25-12, and fell 25-20 in set three.
Kalli Brester posted 7 kills for the Jaguars while Tessa Brester had 10 set assists.
The Gators defeated Howells-Dodge 25-10 in set one and 25-14 in set two.
The Jaguars dropped set one to the Cougars, 26-24, but bounced back to win set two 25-23 and set three 25-22.
Kalli Brester finished with 10 kills while Mallory Rolf contributed 8 kills and 11 digs. Macey Kulhanek led the way in digs with 15 while Tessa Brester notched 9.
Howells-Dodge has struggled these past two weeks. Granted the Jaguars lost to two C-2 schools, but still the Jaguars have four wins, three of them impressive, over C-2 schools this season. Howells-Dodge has to get back to playing the way they were before the Lutheran High Northeast match.
The Jaguars (9-4) host Oakland-Craig (11-4) on Thursday.
The Knights lost 2-1 to Stanton, but beat Tekamah-Herman 2-0 at the Stanton Triangular on Tuesday.
Oakland-Craig appears to have gotten back on track after struggling a tad last week.
That's exactly what Howells-Dodge will look to do on Thursday.
I think the Jaguars have what it takes to push this match to four or five sets, but I could also see Howells-Dodge getting swept.
It all comes down to how well the Jaguars play and execute.
When Howells-Dodge is on they can beat anyone they play, but when they struggle they are very vulnerable and tend to lose.
The Jaguars have to be mentally sharp in this match. Howells-Dodge can't make any silly mistakes and hand the Knights free and easy points.
The Jaguars have to make Oakland-Craig earn their points, and force the Knights to work. If Howells-Dodge can do that and catch some breaks they may be able to spring the minor upset.
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