Howard is 10-0 against Hammond since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Howard Lions will head out to challenge the Hammond Golden Bears at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Howard has 16 straight victories, Hammond has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Wednesday, Howard made easy work of Mt. Hebron and carried off a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-14, 25-18.
Miranda Ball had a dynamite game for Howard, getting nine digs and six aces. That's the most aces Ball has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Riley Poholsky, who had five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Howard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hammond lost 3-0 to Glenelg on Tuesday.
While Hammond was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Glenelg's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-13.
Howard's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-0. As for Hammond, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Howard's way against Hammond in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Howard made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Howard 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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