The Reagan Bison will square off against the Mourning Sharks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Reagan beat Hialeah Gardens 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bison.
Reagan 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 24-26, 25-12, 25-15, 25-16.
Meanwhile, everything went Mourning's way against Sunset on Tuesday as Mourning made off with a 3-0 victory.
Mourning didn't let Sunset take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-23, 25-23.
Mourning can attribute much of their success to Sadie Dunham, who had three digs and two aces, and Emma Winston, who had 15 digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Mourning was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 23 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Reagan pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Mourning, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
Reagan came out on top in a nail-biter against Mourning when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mourning's Julia Shevit, who had 17 digs and three aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Reagan still be able to contain Shevit? There's only one way to find out.
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