Volleyball Preview: Guilford Park Panther vs. Howard Lions
After both having extra time off, the Guilford Park Panther and the Howard Lions will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Guilford Park has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Howard will arrive with 12 straight wins.
Guilford Park lost 3-0 to Atholton on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-7.
Meanwhile, Howard made easy work of River Hill on Monday and carried off a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Lions have posted against the Hawks since October 10, 2017.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-14, 25-21.
Howard's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jojo Vassor led the charge by getting 13 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Poholsky, who had six digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Howard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Guilford Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Howard, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps