Temple Christian is 2-8 against Hardin Northern since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Temple Christian not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 5, 2024 (when they won 3-0). Everything went their way against Upper Scioto Valley as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Temple Christian walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-21, 25-18.
Hardin Northern had won four straight games and Alaina Thomas did her part to make it five on Thursday. The Polar Bears blew past Ridgemont 3-0 with plenty of help from Thomas, who had 15 digs and two aces. Thomas is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.
One reason for the win was Hardin Northern's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-13.
Temple Christian's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Hardin Northern, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.
Temple Christian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Hardin Northern in their previous matchup back in September of 2024. Can the Pioneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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