Dover hasn't had much luck against Highland recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:45 p.m. Highland took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Dover, who comes in off a win.
Dover took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Onteora as Dover made off with a 3-0 victory.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as three sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 26-10, 27-20, 28-15.
Dover's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Summer Anderson, who had ten kills and three aces. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Oakes, who had four aces, a kill, and 11 assists.
Meanwhile, Highland entered their matchup against Mount Academy on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Highland came up short against Mount Academy, falling 3-0. The Huskies have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-18, 25-8.
Dover is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Highland, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3.
Dover suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Highland when the teams last played back in September. Can Dover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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