Volleyball Preview: South Harrison Hawks vs. Grafton Bearcats
South Harrison is 6-0 against Grafton since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The South Harrison Hawks will be staying on the road to face off against the Grafton Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Monday, South Harrison came up short against St. Marys and fell 3-1. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-13, 18-25, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, South Harrison saw an underclassman step up: Gabby Davis had 27 digs. Davis is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played.
Even though they lost, South Harrison 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 six aces in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Grafton started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Robert C. Byrd. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles on Wednesday. While the Bearcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-0 in the first set.
Grafton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 0-25, 25-0, 25-0, 25-0.
South Harrison's record is now 15-12. As for Grafton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-12.
South Harrison skirted past Grafton 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2017. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Harrison since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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