The Harmony School of Advancement Hawks will square off against the Vista Ridge Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Harmony School of Advancement is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Summer Creek, sneaking past 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Hawks as they're now sitting on four straight.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (104-103) Harmony School of Advancement actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 15-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-19, 15-11.
04/22/25 @ Summer Creek | 21 |
04/17/25 @ Klein Collins | 8 |
04/15/25 vs Village | 13 |
04/08/25 @ Atascocita | 13 |
04/07/25 vs Summer Creek | 8 |
+ 2 more games |
Harmony School of Advancement can attribute much of their success to Joseph Hoang, who had 21 digs and four assists. That's the most digs Hoang has posted since back in March.
Vista Ridge extended their home winning streak to 14 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Kai Nedrow. The Rangers came out on top in a nail-biter against Round Rock last Wednesday, sneaking past 3-2 thanks in part to Nedrow, who had 22 digs and four aces. He has been hot, having posted two or more aces the last five times he's played.
Vista Ridge had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-16, 15-12.
Vista Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Harmony School of Advancement, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Harmony School of Advancement has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Vista Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.