The Hardin Bulldogs will square off against the Laurel Locomotives at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Hardin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Whitefish, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Hardin was ranked 13th). Hardin fell just short of Whitefish by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Laurel's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Billings Central Catholic. While the Locomotives didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rams 25-20 in the first set.
Laurel started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-16.
Hardin's loss dropped their record down to 20-8-2. As for Laurel, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-10-2.
Hardin skirted past Laurel 1-0 in their previous meeting last Friday. Will Hardin repeat their success, or does Laurel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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