The Harrison Hoyas will face off against the North Forsyth Raiders at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Harrison is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Harrison is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Heritage with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Harrison was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-15, 25-13.
Addison Cooley had a dynamite game for Harrison, getting 15 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Cooley has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Taryn Musca, who had three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Harrison was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Forsyth hadn't done well against North Gwinnett recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. North Forsyth won by a set and slipped past North Gwinnett 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
North Forsyth took North Gwinnett into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-12, 25-20, 20-25, 15-12.
North Forsyth can attribute much of their success to Hannah Hagen, who had eight digs and two aces.
Harrison has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-13 record this season. As for North Forsyth, their win bumped their record up to 21-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Harrison has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like North Forsyth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Harrison beat North Forsyth 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2020. Will Harrison repeat their success, or does North Forsyth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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