After both having extra time off, the Bison Cardinals and the Harding County Ranchers will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Bison is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Bison came up short against Bowman County co-op [Bowman/Rhame] and fell 3-1. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-21 in the first set.
Bison started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-13, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Harding County made easy work of Hulett on Monday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ranchers.
Harding County was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-8, 25-21.
Aspen Vining had an outrageously good game as she had 23 digs and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Harding County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive contests.
Bison's loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Harding County, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season.
Bison came up short against Harding County when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Bison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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