Harding has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Howland Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Harding finally turned things around against East on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged East out 3-2.
Harding was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. After all that action, the final score was 17-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Howland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Boardman on Tuesday.
Howland took Boardman into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-11, 25-21, 17-25, 15-10.
Harding's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Howland, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season.
Harding might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Howland when the teams last played back in August. Can Harding avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
