Volleyball Preview: Harmony Longhorns vs. Osceola Kowboys
Harmony has won eight straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Osceola has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Harmony Longhorns will welcome the Osceola Kowboys at 6:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Harmony will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Tohopekaliga, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Harmony put the hurt on Tohopekaliga with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
Harmony was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-21, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Osceola made easy work of Gateway on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Osceola's feisty defense: they held Gateway to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-12, 25-11.
Osceola relied on the efforts of Dari Bravo, who had ten digs and two aces, and Andrea Rodriguez, who hit 57.1% for five killseight digs and five aces. Rodriguez is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 22 every time she's taken the court this season.
Osceola was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive contests.
Harmony's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Osceola, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Harmony might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Osceola in their previous meeting back in September. Will Harmony have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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