Sandwich is 4-0 against Harvard since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Sandwich Indians will head out to take on the Harvard Hornets at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Sandwich and nine for Harvard.
On Thursday, Sandwich didn't have quite enough to beat Earlville and fell 2-1.
Sandwich started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 25-21, 25-22.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Brooklyn Marks, who had 19 digs, four aces, and a kill. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Hill, who had ten digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Sandwich was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Harvard came up short against Richmond-Burton on Wednesday and fell 2-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-21.
Sandwich's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Harvard, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Sandwich was able to grind out a solid victory over Harvard in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sandwich 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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