After both having extra time off, the Grace Academy Knights and the North Hagerstown Hubs will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grace Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Frederick Force, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Grace Academy was ranked ninth). Grace Academy put the hurt on Frederick Force with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday.
Grace Academy never let Frederick Force on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-14.
Grace Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elise Barnhart led the charge by getting eight digs and 19 assists. Barnhart is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last four games she's played. Avani Vemuri was another key player, getting seven digs and 17 assists.
Meanwhile, North Hagerstown entered their tilt with Linganore on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Lancers.
Grace Academy pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Hagerstown, their record is now 9-2.
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