With a playoff game on the line, South Hardin rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Grundy Center Spartans by a score of 3-1. The victory was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on four straight.
South Hardin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-9.
South Hardin can attribute much of their success to Abby Teske, who had 16 digs. Teske has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played.
South Hardin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
South Hardin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which somehow still isn't as good as their 28-8 record this season. As for Grundy Center, their loss dropped their record down to 25-16.
South Hardin will challenge Beckman at 3:25 p.m. on Tuesday. Beckman will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something South Hardin surely won't give up without a fight. Grundy Center does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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