The Harker Eagles will square off against the Cupertino Pioneers at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Harker took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Los Gatos 3-2. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (115-109) Harker actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-23, 25-23, 15-25, 19-17.
Meanwhile, Cupertino had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Milpitas on Thursday.
While Cupertino might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Milpitas scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20.
Harker pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cupertino, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 5-14.
Everything went Harker's way against Cupertino in their previous matchup last Wednesday, as Harker made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Pioneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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