Volleyball Preview: Horizon Honors Eagles vs. Phoenix Country Day Eagles
On Friday Horizon Honors will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will challenge the Phoenix Country Day Eagles at 4:00 p.m.
Horizon Honors is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Arizona Lutheran Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Coyotes by a score of 3-2.
Horizon Honors took Arizona Lutheran Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-16, 23-25, 19-25, 15-13.
Kobree Bartreau put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had ten digs and 19 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Horizon Honors was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Phoenix Country Day entered their tilt with Veritas Prep on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Falcons.
Horizon Honors' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-15. As for Phoenix Country Day, their win was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
Horizon Honors suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Phoenix Country Day in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Horizon Honors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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