The Bishop Hartley Hawks will take on the Independence 76ers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Hartley will be strutting in after a victory while Independence will be coming in after a loss.
Bishop Hartley took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They skirted past Huron 3-2.
Bishop Hartley took Huron into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-21, 25-12, 14-25, 16-14.
Bishop Hartley relied on the efforts of Karah Omalley, who had 28 digs and two aces, and Samantha Heuser, who had five digs and four aces. Omalley is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Bishop Hartley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Independence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 22nd straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Briggs.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-12, 25-11.
Bishop Hartley's win bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Everything went Bishop Hartley's way against Independence in their previous matchup back in October of 2016, as Bishop Hartley made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Bishop Hartley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Independence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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