There's no place like home for Hardin Northern, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Elgin Comets on Thursday. The Polar Bears have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Comets, too.
Hardin Northern had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-18.
Alaina Thomas was a one-man wrecking crew for Hardin Northern as she had 23 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Hardin Northern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elgin only served eight.
Despite the defeat, Elgin saw an underclassman step up: McKenna Wiseman had ten digs.
Hardin Northern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Elgin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hardin Northern will host Lima Senior at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Lima Senior will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Hardin Northern surely won't give up without a fight. As for Elgin, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Colonel Crawford at 11:00 a.m. Elgin is facing Colonel Crawford at the right time seeing as Colonel Crawford is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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