Volleyball Preview: Harker Eagles vs. Notre Dame Tigers
Harker is 1-9 against Notre Dame since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Harker Eagles are on the road again to play the Notre Dame Tigers at 6:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Harker is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since October 24, 2023 on Thursday. They put the hurt on Eastside College Prep with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Harker was: they took every set by at least 15 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-4, 25-10, 25-9.
Keira Chang was nothing short of spectacular: she had nine aces and ten assists. Chang is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least nine every time she's taken the court this season.
Harker was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame entered their tilt with Carlmont last Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Scots.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 25-20.
Harker has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Notre Dame, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Harker has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Notre Dame struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Harker might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Notre Dame in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can Harker avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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