Harding waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Harvey Red Raiders by a score of 3-1. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-0 back in August.
Harding had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-13, 25-19, 25-15.
Brooklyn Butchino
| 08/28/25 @ Pymatuning Valley | 2 |
| 09/03/25 @ Mathews | 2 |
| 09/08/25 @ Badger | 3 |
| 08/16/25 @ Beachwood | 4 |
| 09/09/25 @ Bristol | 5 |
Harding found their leader in sophomore Brooklyn Butchino, who had 26 digs and four aces. Those 26 digs set a new season-high mark for Butchino. Amairany Villegas Lopes was another key player, getting ten kills, nine digs, and three aces.
Despite the loss, Harvey still got an impressive performance from Ja'Zarie Davis, who had 16 digs and two assists.
The victory got Harding back to even at 8-8. As for Harvey, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Harding and Harvey could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Skippers (ranked 580th) will meet St. John (ranked 223rd) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Harvey will face off against West Geauga at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (707 vs. 271).
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