Douglas is 0-10 against Harrisburg since October of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m.
Douglas is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since October 5th on Thursday. They came up short against Spearfish, falling 3-0.
Douglas was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Harrisburg put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Brookings 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Harrisburg was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-11, 25-13.
Maggie Meister and Lindsay Langner were among the main playmakers for Harrisburg as the former had 19 digs and the latter had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Langner has posted since back in September.
Harrisburg 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 12 consecutive matchups.
Douglas' loss dropped their record down to 13-23. As for Harrisburg, their win was their 26th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-0.
Douglas came up short against Harrisburg when the teams last played back in October, falling 2-0. Can Douglas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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