Volleyball Preview: Philip Scotties vs. Harding County Ranchers
Philip has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Harding County Ranchers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Philip lost 3-0 to Rapid City Christian on Tuesday. The Scotties haven't had much luck with the Comets recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-22, 25-13.
Despite the loss, Philip saw an underclassman step up: Molly Harty had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Harding County faced Faith in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Harding County fell just short of Faith by a score of 2-1. The game marked the Ranchers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Harding County took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-2, 25-15.
Aspen Vining put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 13 digs.
Philip's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Harding County, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 9-1 record.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Philip has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Harding County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Philip's way against Harding County when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Philip made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Philip since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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