Volleyball Preview: Harper Creek Beavers vs. Plainwell Trojans
Harper Creek has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Plainwell Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Harper Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Lakeview, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Harper Creek was ranked 12th). Harper Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakeview on Saturday, sneaking past 2-1.
Harper Creek had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-23, 15-8.
Harper Creek's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Taegen Anderson, who had three digs and 33 assists, and Ella Chantrenne, who hit 80% for eight kills15 digs. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last 47 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Plainwell entered their tilt with Sturgis on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Trojans as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-21.
Harper Creek's victory bumped their record up to 21-2. As for Plainwell, their win bumped their record up to 17-4-2.
Harper Creek came up short against Plainwell when the teams last played back in September of 2019, falling 2-0. Will Harper Creek have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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