The Beckman Trailblazers will square off against the South Hardin Tigers at 3:25 p.m. on Tuesday. Beckman is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Back in October, Beckman beat West Liberty 2-0.
Meanwhile, South Hardin had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Grundy Center on Wednesday. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won four matchups in a row.
South Hardin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-9.
South Hardin can attribute much of their success to Abby Teske, who had 16 digs. Teske is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played.
South Hardin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Beckman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for South Hardin, their record now sits at 28-8.
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