After three games on the road, Howard is heading back home. They will welcome the Southern Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Howard will be strutting in after a win while Southern will be coming in after a defeat.
Howard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Old Mill, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Howard was ranked third). Everything went Howard's way against Old Mill on Tuesday as Howard made off with a 3-0 victory.
Howard walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-20.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Howard to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jojo Vassor, who had 11 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Vassor has posted in her last seven games.
Meanwhile, Southern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They fell just short of Glen Burnie by a score of 3-2.
Howard pushed their record up to 18-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Southern, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Howard took their win against Southern in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Howard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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