Hardin Northern waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Upper Scioto Valley Rams as they made off with a 3-0 win. This was payback for the Polar Bears, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Hardin Northern never let Upper Scioto Valley on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-23, 25-20.
Leading Hardin Northern to victory were Alaina Thomas and Kaitlyn Whitaker. Thomas had 17 digs and two aces, while Whitaker had eight digs.
They weren't the only good server: Hardin Northern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive games.
Hardin Northern is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Upper Scioto Valley, they dropped their record down to 1-14 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Hardin Northern didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Allen East on the 5th. As for Upper Scioto Valley, they will welcome Arcadia at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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