It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East Hardy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Union Tigers as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won eight in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant East Hardy was: they took every set by at least 21 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-4, 25-1.
Leading East Hardy to victory were Morganne Miller and Amelia Garrett. Miller hit 66.7% for 14 kills and 17 aces and three digs, while Garrett had 12 aces and seven assists. Miller has been hot for a while, having posted seven or more kills the last 12 times she's played.
Cougars
| 10/30/25 vs Union | 33 |
| 10/28/25 vs Pendleton County | 11 |
| 10/23/25 @ Keyser | 8 |
| 10/21/25 vs Petersburg | 9 |
| 10/20/25 @ Southern | 8 |
| + 26 more games |
They weren't the only good servers: East Hardy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 33 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2024.
East Hardy's record is now 21-8. As for Union, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-15.
Coincidentally, East Hardy and Union will both be playing Tucker County the next time they take the court. The Tigers will host the Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, while the Cougars will play them later in the day, at 7:00 p.m.
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