The Mount Dora Hurricanes are on the road again on Saturday to play the Bishop Moore Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mount Dora is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Hernando.
Mount Dora was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (88-87), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Bishop Moore came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Panthers 3-0.
While Bishop Moore won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-5, 25-23, 25-16.
Olivia Heekin had a dynamite game for Bishop Moore, getting 24 digs. Heekin has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more digs the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elena Armstrong, who had eight digs.
Bishop Moore was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive contests.
Mount Dora is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Bishop Moore, their victory bumped their record up to 20-7.
Mount Dora might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Bishop Moore when the teams last played last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Heekin, who had 14 digs and three aces. Now that Mount Dora knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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