The Howells-Dodge Jaguars went 2-1 at their own tournament on Saturday, knocking off Elkhorn Valley and Shelby/Rising City 2-0 before losing 2-0 to Elgin Public/Pope John.
The Jaguars downed the Falcons 25-12 in set one, and 25-13 in set two.
Kalli Brester finished with 8 kills and 8 digs while Sam Brester notched 7 kills. Tessa Brester dished out 21 set assists.
The Wolfpack beat Howells-Dodge 25-22 in set one, and 25-19 in the second set.
Sam Brester had 9 kills while Kalli Brester totaled 7 kills and 11 digs. Macey Kulhanek added 7 digs while Tessa Brester registered 20 set assists.
The Jaguars downed the Huskies 25-21 in the first set, and 26-24 in the second set.
Kalli Brester recorded 9 kills and 17 digs while Sam Brester and Erin Prusa posted 8 and 7 kills, respectively. Kulhanek and Emily Ritzdorf registered 11 and 10 digs, respectively, while Tessa Brester notched 27 set assists.
Howells-Dodge played good volleyball on Saturday I thought. The Jaguars lost to a really good team in Elgin Public/Pope John, but knocked off a state tournament team from last season in Shelby-Rising City.
Howells-Dodge (7-1) hosts Wakefield (2-8) Tuesday night.
The Trojans went 1-4 at their own tournament, losing to Stanton, Homer, Lutheran High Northeast, and BRLD, but beating Laurel-Concord-Coleridge.
Wakefield has struggled so far this season, and this should be a sweep for the Jaguars.
It's good for Howells-Dodge to play another C-2 foe as it will help prepare them for postseason play, which figures to be tougher than usual for the Jaguars this year.
Howells-Dodge needs to take advantage of these matches against teams in the same class as them in order to get ready for the postseason.
The Jaguars have to come out and execute well, and play a good match. Howells-Dodge can't afford to come out sloppy, and play poorly.
Sam Brester, Kalli Brester, Tessa Brester, Kulhanek, and Ritzdorf all need to have solid matches for the Jaguars.
Howells-Dodge is at their best when all of these players make notable contributions.
I look for the Jaguars to roll to an easy win Tuesday night.
I think Wakefield will give Howells-Dodge their best shot, but I think the Jaguars will be focused and determined to get the job done.
Don't expect the Trojans to just roll over and concede defeat, but expect Howells-Dodge to play well and earn a win.
The Jaguars have another match they should win rather handily on Thursday against Logan View so it's important for Howells-Dodge to play at a high level this week in order to remain sharp for tougher matches down the line.
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