Volleyball Preview: Harper Creek Beavers vs. Hastings Saxons
Harper Creek has been away from home for six games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. After both having extra time off, they and the Hastings Saxons will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. Hastings took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Harper Creek, who comes in off a win.
Harper Creek is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since September 18th on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Western as Harper Creek made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Harper Creek's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-15, 25-12.
Harper Creek couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.9% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 37%.
Meanwhile, Hastings lost 3-0 to Pennfield two weeks ago.
While Hastings was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-20.
Harper Creek pushed their record up to 30-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Hastings, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9-2.
Everything went Harper Creek's way against Hastings when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Harper Creek made off with a 3-0 win. Does Harper Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hastings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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