Harding was the 3-1 winner over Grand Valley when they last played one another back in August, but their luck changed this time around. The Harding Skippers fell 3-1 to the Grand Valley Mustangs on Thursday. The Skippers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Harding started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Harding still got an impressive performance from Ashlie Kastl, who had 18 digs and two aces. Kastl is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Harding was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive contests.
Grand Valley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nadia Patterson out in front who had 23 digs. Another player making a difference was Rylee Rogers, who hit 87% for 43 kills17 digs.
Harding now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Grand Valley, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-6.
Harding will square off against Mathews at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. Harding is facing Mathews at the right time seeing as Mathews is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Grand Valley, they will face off against Pymatuning Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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