Volleyball Preview: Princeton Eagles vs. Hayfork Timberjacks
The Princeton Eagles will square off against the Hayfork Timberjacks at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Princeton comes in on five and Hayfork on four.
Princeton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Westwood with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Princeton was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-12, 25-14.
Guadalupe Espinoza went supernova for Princeton, getting four aces, three kills, and 25 assists. Espinoza is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last ten games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Reyna Sullivan, who had ten kills, three digs, and two aces.
Princeton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 15 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hayfork narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Paradise Adventist Academy 3-2.
Hayfork was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-21, 22-25, 25-13, 16-14.
Hayfork can attribute much of their success to Lydia Yarbrough, who had seven aces and 16 assists, and Riley Bayley, who had six kills and four aces. With that strong performance, Yarbrough is now averaging an impressive 12.1 assists per game.
Princeton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Hayfork, their record now sits at 14-8.
Princeton beat Hayfork 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Will Princeton repeat their success, or does Hayfork have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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