After four games on the road, Fayetteville is heading back home. They will square off against the Har-Ber Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Fayetteville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Southside, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Fayetteville was ranked fifth). Fayetteville came up short against Southside on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
While Fayetteville ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-19.
Meanwhile, everything went Har-Ber's way against Northside on Tuesday as Har-Ber made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Har-Ber won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 28-26, 25-18.
Har-Ber relied on the efforts of Brooklyn Ware, who had 15 digs and two aces, and Brooklyn Nelson, who had nine digs.
Fayetteville's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Har-Ber, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9.
Fayetteville came out on top in a nail-biter against Har-Ber in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Will Fayetteville repeat their success, or does Har-Ber have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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