The Harker Eagles will head out to challenge the King's Academy Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Harker had just enough and edged Crystal Springs Uplands out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Harker wouldn't go down easily and took Crystal Springs Uplands into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 28-26, 23-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for King's Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They put the hurt on Eastside College Prep with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant King's Academy was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-12, 25-8.
King's Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 23 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Harker has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for King's Academy, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Harker beat King's Academy 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harker 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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