Harrison Central hasn't had much luck against East Liverpool recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Harrison Central Huskies will venture away from home to square off against the East Liverpool Potters at 6:30 p.m.
Last Monday, Harrison Central didn't have quite enough to beat Beaver and fell 3-2.
Harrison Central took Beaver into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 24-26, 23-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Harrison Central saw an underclassman step up: Mikayla Pelegreen had 18 digs and two aces. Pelegreen is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 18 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, East Liverpool had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 3-1.
East Liverpool was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-20, 20-25, 25-14.
Harrison Central's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for East Liverpool, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Harrison Central suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to East Liverpool in their previous meeting back in August. Can Harrison Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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