Volleyball Preview: O'Gorman Knights vs. Huron Tigers
O'Gorman is 9-1 against Huron since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The O'Gorman Knights are on the road again to play the Huron Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
O'Gorman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Harrisburg, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (O'Gorman was ranked second). O'Gorman lost 3-0 to Harrisburg on Tuesday. The Knights' loss signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.
O'Gorman was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Huron narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Mitchell 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Huron wouldn't go down easily and took Mitchell into a fifth set where they got it done with a ten-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 13-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-5.
O'Gorman's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-5. As for Huron, their victory bumped their record up to 8-12.
O'Gorman skirted past Huron 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for O'Gorman 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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