Heritage has been away from home for 11 games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Independence Knights at 6:30 p.m. Heritage will be strutting in after a win while Independence will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Heritage sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Emerson.
Heritage took Emerson into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 15-7.
Heritage relied on the efforts of Emily Mcshan, who had 22 digs, and Emree Reinhardt, who had three digs and 21 assists. Mcshan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Independence entered their match against Centennial on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Independence fell 3-1 to Centennial. The Knights' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 20-25, 25-22, 25-16.
Heritage pushed their record up to 13-12 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Independence, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7.
Heritage suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Independence when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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