The East Hardy Cougars will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Washington Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Washington took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on East Hardy, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, everything went East Hardy's way against Moorefield as East Hardy made off with a 3-0 victory.
East Hardy never let Moorefield on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-15, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Washington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Jefferson.
Washington might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Jefferson: every set was decided by exactly two points. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-23.
East Hardy's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: East Hardy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Washington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
East Hardy was able to grind out a solid victory over Washington when the teams last played back in August, winning 2-0. Will East Hardy repeat their success, or does Washington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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