The Harvest Community Warriors will face off against the St. John Lutheran Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Harvest Community sitting on five straight victories and St. John Lutheran on eight.
Harvest Community is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Meadowbrook Academy.
While Harvest Community won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-9, 25-18.
St. John Lutheran had won four straight home games and Payton Nazzari did her part to make it five on Saturday. St. John Lutheran put the hurt on St. Johns Country Day with a sharp 3-0 win thanks in part to Nazzari, who had 22 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last seven games she's played.
St. John Lutheran's got stronger as the match went on, holding St. Johns Country Day to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-10.
St. John Lutheran couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27.6% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 42.8%.
Harvest Community is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for St. John Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6.
Harvest Community beat St. John Lutheran 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harvest Community since the squad 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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