On Thursday, Har-Ber faced Fayetteville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Har-Ber Wildcats fell just short of the Fayetteville Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Har-Ber actually scored more points across those five sets (114-111), but sadly they still had to settle for second. After all that action, the final score was 18-25, 26-24, 28-26, 24-26, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Har-Ber still got an impressive performance from Adyn Simpson, who had 15 digs.
Lily Moser had a dynamite game for Fayetteville, getting 19 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Moser has posted since back in August of 2023.
This is the second loss in a row for Har-Ber and nudges their season record down to 8-4. As for Fayetteville, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Har-Ber will head out to challenge Owasso at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Owasso will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Har-Ber surely won't give up without a fight. As for Fayetteville, they will challenge Springdale at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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