Volleyball Preview: Hardin Northern Polar Bears vs. New Knoxville Rangers
The Hardin Northern Polar Bears are taking a road trip to face off against the New Knoxville Rangers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hardin Northern is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Hardin Northern will bounce into Monday's match after beating Ada, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Hardin Northern narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Ada 3-2.
Hardin Northern wouldn't go down easily and took Ada into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 25-15, 23-25, 22-25, 25-18, 18-16.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for New Knoxville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Ridgemont on Thursday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant New Knoxville was: they took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-5, 25-6.
New Knoxville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Hardin Northern is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for New Knoxville, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10.
Hardin Northern suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to New Knoxville in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Hardin Northern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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