The Orion Dragons Volleyball team will continue league play on Tuesday when they travel to Farmington Hills Harrison to take on the Hawks.
Harrison comes into this matchup at 0-1 in league play. They
lost to Clarkston 25-12, 25-22, 25-13 at home. The Hawks did win the Wayne
Memorial Tournament earlier this season but had some tough losses to Pontiac
Notre Dame Prep in tournament play and a tough five set loss to North
Farmington.
The Dragons will have to deal with Illinois State bound
outside hitter Stefanie Jankiewicz. Jankiewicz is a considered to be a
dark horse in the Miss Michigan Volleyball race this season. She is a
two time Farmington Observer first team player as well. Jankiewicz is the team's top player and influences every play the Hawks does.
The Hawks returns liberio Elizabeth Lenard along with inside
hitters Kristen Hankins and Julia Trautman besides Jankiewicz. Harrison does
not have a ton of Varsity experience back this season. Coach Michael Love also
has Mercy transfer Jenna Khoury along with six new players whom came up from
their Junior Varsity from last season.
Harrison shared the White with West Bloomfield last season
and made the district final before losing to Mercy but both the Hawks and
Lakers moved up to the Red this season.
Consistency will be very important to the Hawks this season
as mentioned in the Farmington Observer by Love but the question will be which
team shows up.
Prediction:
The Dragons have played a far more brutal schedule than the
Hawks especially in tournament play. Harrison did not look good against
Clarkston whom is a State Power in their own right. Orion is a Volleyball State
Power. Harrison has Jankiewicz, someone that the Dragons will have to keep an
eye on and don’t let go off.
I said in the Volleyball Preview in the Inside the OAA blog
that Harrison will have some struggles going up into the Red. When you are in
the Red you have to play State powers whom are well coached such as Orion,
Clarkston, Oxford, Stoney Creek, Bloomfield Hills, and Seaholm. The Red is a
whole different animal. I’m not sure if the Hawks are ready for this type of
competition. Seeing how they did against North Farmington and Clarkston has me
concerned in this matchup if you are the Hawks.
PICK: Orion in Three.
For more on Harrison Volleyball, check out the Farmington Observor article on the Hawks.
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