The Harpeth Hall Honeybears will head out on the road to challenge the Lipscomb Academy Mustangs at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Harpeth Hall didn't have quite enough to beat Christ Presbyterian Academy and fell 3-2.
Harpeth Hall actually scored more points across those five sets (104-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 11-25, 18-25, 17-15.
Meanwhile, everything went Lipscomb Academy's way against St. Cecilia Academy on Thursday as Lipscomb Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
The win didn't come easy: St. Cecilia Academy scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-10, 25-16.
Lipscomb Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emory Slack, who had nine digs and three aces. Slack is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Picardo, who had seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Lipscomb Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Harpeth Hall's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Lipscomb Academy, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-6.
Harpeth Hall suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lipscomb Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lipscomb Academy's Mary Katherine Hall, who had 24 digs. Now that Harpeth Hall knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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