Old Mill has been on the road for five straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will square off against the Howard Lions at 6:00 p.m.
Old Mill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Broadneck, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Old Mill was ranked 16th). Old Mill lost 3-0 to Broadneck on Wednesday. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Bruins recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Howard put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Hammond with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Howard was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-7, 25-11.
Miranda Ball went supernova for Howard, getting 14 digs and six aces. Ball is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Poholsky, who had four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Howard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
With the defeat, Old Mill broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-2. As for Howard, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-0.
Old Mill suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Howard in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Old Mill have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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