The Tarkington Longhorns will head out to face off against the Hargrave Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Tarkington was able to grind out a solid victory over Hardin-Jefferson, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Longhorns.
Tarkington walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 26-24, 25-13, 23-25, 25-19.
Tarkington 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 seven aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Hargrave waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-21, 25-12.
Tarkington is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-13 record this season. As for Hargrave, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-14.
Tarkington might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Hargrave when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Can Tarkington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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