Volleyball Game Preview: Hooks Hornets vs. Atlanta Rabbits

By Team Reports Oct 10, 2024, 1:18am

Volleyball Preview: Hooks Hornets vs. Atlanta Rabbits

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The Hooks Hornets have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Atlanta Rabbits at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Hooks finally turned things around against Liberty-Eylau on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Leopards , sneaking past 3-2.

Hooks was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 15-12.

Meanwhile, everything went Atlanta's way against Redwater on Tuesday as Atlanta made off with a 3-0 victory.

Atlanta found their leader in underclassman Harper Highland, who had four digs and three aces. That's the most aces Highland has posted since back in September.

Atlanta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matches.

Hooks' win bumped their record up to 9-24. As for Atlanta, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-14 record this season.

Hooks suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Atlanta in their previous meeting back in September. Will Hooks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.

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