Volleyball Preview: Hobart Brickies vs. Highland Trojans
On Thursday Hobart will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Highland Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Hobart will be strutting in after a win while Highland will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with nine defeats in a row, Hobart finally turned things around against Griffith on Tuesday. They blew past the Panthers 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Brickies have posted since September 11th.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hobart was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-12, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Highland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Hanover Central.
Highland was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Hanover Central work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-10.
Despite the defeat, Highland saw an underclassman step up: Julia Zamudio had eight digs.
Hobart's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-15. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 10-16.
Hobart came up short against Highland in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Zamudio, who had 28 digs. Now that Hobart knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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