Volleyball Preview: Harrison Raiders vs. McCutcheon Mavericks
Harrison is 1-9 against McCutcheon since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Harrison Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the McCutcheon Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Harrison is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Tri-West Hendricks just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Bruins.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-12.
Meanwhile, McCutcheon also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Western Boone by a score of 3-1. The Mavericks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McCutcheon started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-17.
Even though they lost, McCutcheon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matchups.
Harrison's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8. As for McCutcheon, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Harrison has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like McCutcheon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Harrison came out on top in a nail-biter against McCutcheon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was McCutcheon's Alleigh Dutton, who had 25 digs. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Harrison to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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