Harding has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Bristol Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Harding will be strutting in after a victory while Bristol will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, everything went Harding's way against Bloomfield as Harding made off with a 3-0 win.
Harding never let Bloomfield on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 27-25, 25-11.
Harding can attribute much of their success to Ashlie Kastl, who had 13 digs and three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Kastl now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Harding was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Bristol was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against Mathews, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-8, 25-7.
The victory got Harding back to even at 7-7. As for Bristol, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Harding beat Bristol 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harding since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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