Volleyball Preview: Harding Skippers vs. Grand Valley Mustangs
The Harding Skippers are taking a road trip to take on the Grand Valley Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Monday, Harding earned a 3-1 win over Bristol.
Harding had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-7, 25-23, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Grand Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Mathews on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-27, 25-23.
Grand Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in four consecutive matches.
Harding's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-7. As for Grand Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Harding beat Grand Valley 3-1 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harding 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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