Taft hasn't had much luck against Harlan recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Taft Raiders are taking a road trip to take on the Harlan Hawks at 5:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Taft came up short against Sotomayor and fell 3-1. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-22, 17-25, 25-22.
Taft's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ariana Burgos, who had 20 digs. Burgos has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Harlan got the win against Holmes on Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Harlan was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-10, 25-10.
Isabella De La Rosa and Brooklyn Vigil were among the main playmakers for Harlan as the former had four digs and three aces and the latter had five digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Harlan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Taft's loss dropped their record down to 13-17. As for Harlan, their victory bumped their record up to 24-5.
Taft might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Harlan in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Taft avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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