Volleyball Preview: Har-Ber Wildcats vs. Bentonville Tigers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats takes on Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Har-Ber took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Springdale as Har-Ber made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Har-Ber took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-14, 25-9.
Har-Ber can attribute much of their success to Reese Erickson, who had ten digs and two aces, and Reese Davis, who had 12 digs, a kill, and 27 assists. Davis is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Bentonville made easy work of Rogers on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-20.
Har-Ber is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Bentonville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Har-Ber came out on top in a nail-biter against Bentonville when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Har-Ber 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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