Volleyball Preview: Poinciana Eagles vs. Harmony Longhorns
Poinciana is 1-9 against Harmony since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Poinciana Eagles are on the road again to play the Harmony Longhorns at 6:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Poinciana came up short against Celebration and fell 3-1.
While Poinciana ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-17, 21-25, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Harmony had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Bears out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Harmony got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 19-25, 25-15, 18-25, 15-12.
Harmony can attribute much of their success to Adriana Amy, who had 19 digs and two aces, and Yareliz Castro, who had 12 digs and three aces. Amy is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Harmony was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive contests.
Poinciana's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Harmony, their record is now 9-1.
Poinciana might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Harmony when the teams last played last Thursday. Can Poinciana avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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