Volleyball Preview: Harding Academy Wildcats vs. Episcopal Wildcats
The Harding Academy Wildcats are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Episcopal Wildcats at 4:30 p.m.
Harding Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Wynne just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 3-1 to the Yellowjackets.
While Harding Academy had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 14 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-19, 24-26, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Episcopal waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Jaguars as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Episcopal was: they took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-4, 25-5.
Episcopal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 18 aces in three consecutive games.
Harding Academy's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-2. As for Episcopal, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Harding Academy came up short against Episcopal in their previous meeting back in August, falling 3-1. Can Harding Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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