Volleyball Preview: Heritage Hawks vs. Arcola Purple Riders
Heritage has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Arcola Purple Riders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Heritage didn't have quite enough to beat Judah Christian and fell 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Tribe: they've now lost three in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Heritage sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-18, 23-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Arcola came up short against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond on Friday and fell 2-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-18.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 17-15-1. As for Arcola, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season.
Heritage came up short against Arcola in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Arcola's Ava Simpson, who had 19 digs, a kill, and 11 assists. Now that Heritage knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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