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| 09/03/25 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 08/14/25 - Away | 0-2 L |
| 08/31/23 - Neutral | 2-1 W |
| 09/15/22 - Away | 0-2 L |
| 08/24/22 - Home | 1-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
Houston County hadn't done well against Harris County recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Bears sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Tigers. This was a revenge game for the Bears: when they faced off against the Tigers back in August, they had to take a 2-0 defeat.
Houston County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 26-24, 15-9.
Sammy Kurpis paced Houston County's offense, picking up 14 kills. Kurpis got some help from Ava Mason and her 22 assists. Mason also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Joanne Lee, racking up two apiece.
Harris County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sydney O'Neill, who had 11 assists and seven digs, and Kailyn Vannoy, who had 13 digs and two aces. Vannoy has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played.
Houston County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Harris County, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-4.
Houston County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against North Paulding on the 13th. As for Harris County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against LaGrange on the 4th.
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