Long Reach is 0-10 against Howard since October of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Long Reach Lightning will face off against the Howard Lions at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Long Reach will bounce into Thursday's game after beating River Hill, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Long Reach had just enough and edged River Hill out 3-2.
Long Reach had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firsttwo sets, they turned around to win the next four. After all that action, the final score was 18-25, 13-25, 25-14, 25-22, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Howard put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Atholton with a sharp 3-0 win.
Howard didn't let Atholton take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-22, 25-22.
Howard's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Miranda Ball, who had 16 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Ball is now averaging an impressive 10.5 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Poholsky, who had six digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Howard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive contests.
The victory got Long Reach back to even at 1-1. As for Howard, their record now sits at 8-0.
Long Reach might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Howard when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Long Reach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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