Harding was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Mathews Mustangs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 22-25, 25-20, 25-19.
Jana Vale paced Harding's offense, picking up ten kills. Vale got some help from Brooklyn Butchino and her 12 assists. Vale and Butchino didn't slow down when it came to serving: they led the team with three apiece.
Mathews can attribute much of their success to AVA SWESEY, who had eight aces and four digs. Those eight aces gave SWESEY a new career-high. JOSSLYN COLES also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Harding's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Mathews, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-12.
Looking ahead, Harding will welcome Andrews Osborne Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mathews, they have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against McKinley on the 8th.
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