The Harding Academy Wildcats will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Episcopal Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Harding Academy had just enough and edged Central Arkansas Christian out 3-2.
Harding Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-23, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Episcopal entered their tilt with Lisa Academy North on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Jaguars as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Episcopal was: they took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-4, 25-5.
Episcopal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Harding Academy's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Episcopal, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Harding Academy came up short against Episcopal in their previous meeting back in August, falling 3-1. Can Harding Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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