Volleyball Preview: Woodstock North Thunder vs. Harvard Hornets
Woodstock North has gone 10-0 against Harvard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Woodstock North Thunder will square off against the Harvard Hornets at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Woodstock North's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Harvard has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Monday, Woodstock North didn't have quite enough to beat Johnsburg and fell 2-1. While the Thunder didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Skyhawks 25-23 in the first set.
Woodstock North might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Johnsburg: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Maddie Sofie put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven contests.
Even though they lost, Woodstock North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Harvard came up short against Sandwich on Monday and fell 2-0.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-11.
Woodstock North's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Harvard, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
Woodstock North beat Harvard 2-0 when the teams last played back in September. Does Woodstock North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harvard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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