The Hathaway Brown Blazers will face off against the Westlake Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Hathaway Brown came up short against Canfield and fell 3-1. The Blazers have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as their game on Saturday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Hathaway Brown was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Canfield work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-13, 25-27, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Westlake waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Rangers.
Westlake walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-14, 25-16, 25-20.
Westlake can attribute much of their success to Chloe Vig, who had 14 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Vig a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Westlake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakewood only served three.
Hathaway Brown's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Westlake, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
Hathaway Brown came up short against Westlake in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Can Hathaway Brown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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