With a playoff game on the line, Harrison rose to the challenge on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the McCutcheon Mavericks out 3-2. This was payback for the Raiders, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Harrison 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 22-25, 17-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-9.
Harrison was led to victory by Kaylee Swihart and Jillian Deno. Swihart had 21 digs, while Deno hit 55.6% for five kills and 18 digs and 47 assists. Deno has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 34 times she's played.
Harrison has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season. As for McCutcheon, they moved to 12-18 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Harrison has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Hamilton Southeastern on the 26th. McCutcheon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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